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Salvadoran Agency Says The USGS Got Earthquake Magnitude Wrong 27 Aug 2012 | 01:13 pm
According to one of El Salvador’s biggest newspapers, La Prensa Grafica, the earthquake that shook the coast of the Central American country wasn’t a 7.4 magnitude quake, but a 6.7 magnitude one. The ...
The 2012 Brawley Quakes – What Are They Telling Us 27 Aug 2012 | 05:59 am
There have been dozens of earthquakes in Southern California over the past 24 hours in the area of Brawley, California in Imperial County. The biggest quake has been measured at 5.5 in magnitude, but ...
Russian Quake Sets Off Sensors in California Too 14 Aug 2012 | 01:56 pm
I was watching a movie in the living room when the shaking began — but no, I wasn’t in Los Angeles — I’m currently in Yokohama. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit off the eastern coast of Russia in...
What is California Missing? Earthquake Learning Centers 12 Aug 2012 | 11:11 pm
Japanese people know a lot about earthquakes and they have built several learning centers to keep spreading that knowledge. They call these places honjo bosai kan, or “Earthquake/Life Safety Learning ...
Yorba Linda Quakes Occurred On A Little-Known Fault Not On USGS Map 10 Aug 2012 | 10:51 am
The recent quakes that occurred near Yorba Linda this week didn’t originate on the Whittier Fault, but on a little known fault called the “Yorba Linda Trend.” This small fault was discovered in the 19...
Yorba Linda Earthquakes Foreshadowing Bigger Quake To Come? 9 Aug 2012 | 09:08 am
UPDATE (August 10, 2012): This story has a newer version where the USGS confirms that the earthquakes in Yorba Linda originated in the Yorba Linda Trend, not on the Whittier Fault. For that article, g...
Yorba Linda shaken by a 4.4 magnitude quake 8 Aug 2012 | 03:51 pm
MOST UPDATED STORY (August 8, 2012): Yorba Linda Earthquakes Foreshadowing Bigger Quake To Come? The USGS registered a 4.4 magnitude quake in Yorba Linda, California. The quake occurred at 11:23 p.m. ...
Annual Earthquake Drill Coming Up in October 7 Aug 2012 | 09:24 am
Dear readers, the L.A. Earthquake has a new home at k810.net/laearthquakeblog and we hope that you will continue visiting us and enjoying the site’s content. I hope to bring newer and fresher content ...
We Have Moved -- Check Out Our New Address 2 Aug 2012 | 03:02 pm
The Los Angeles Earthquake Blog has a new home and new address. Please make a note and change your links to: http://www.k810.net/laearthquakeblog We hope to see you at the new site!
Could An Unknown Fault Line Cause California's Next Big Earthquake? 5 Apr 2012 | 12:10 am
It's just a matter of time before a major earthquake strikes Southern California, no question about it. Everyone knows this will happen, from the geologists and scientists at the USGS, to the journali...