(Complete) Earthquakes list July 25, 2012 – M3.8 earthquake in the Los Angeles area

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M3.8 earthquake in the Los Angeles area
The earthquake’s epicenter is only 3 km from Marina del Rey and the hypocenter has been measured at a depth of 9 km (preliminary). Marina del Rey is located at a short distance from LA Airport.
The max. expected shaking was IV MMI (light shaking). This light shaking was probably felt by 193000 people. 4.7 million people will have felt a weak shaking.
The earthquake occurred at 03:18 AM local time! What a misery to wake-up by an earthquake!
Earthquake-Report.com does not expect any damage based on the current (preliminary) earthquake data.
The earthquake was felt as mainly a weak shaking from Long Beach to Beverly Hills

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFO
GEOFON Cebu, Philippines Jul 25 23:48 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Offshore Tarapaca, Chile Jul 25 22:28 3.5 125 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The Coast Of Oregon Jul 25 22:24 4.7 12 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off Coast Of Oregon Jul 25 22:24 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The Coast Of Oregon Jul 25 22:24 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Offshore Valparaiso, Chile Jul 25 21:45 3.1 22 MAP I Felt It
USGS Solomon Islands Jul 25 21:43 5.1 18 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Solomon Islands Jul 25 21:43 5.1 18 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Solomon Islands Jul 25 21:43 5.1 22 MAP I Felt It
GEONET Canterbury Jul 25 21:39 2.9 4 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Turkey Jul 25 21:28 4.6 8 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Western Turkey Jul 25 21:28 4.6 14 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Antofagasta, Chile Jul 25 21:20 2.7 123 MAP I Felt It
USGS Nevada Jul 25 21:11 2.7 0 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Antofagasta, Chile Jul 25 21:01 3.6 130 MAP I Felt It
USGS Puerto Rico Region Jul 25 20:24 2.5 3 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Solomon Islands Jul 25 20:01 4.8 38 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jul 25 20:00 4.7 43 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jul 25 20:00 4.7 38 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jul 25 20:00 4.7 42 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Libertador O'higgins, Chile Jul 25 19:39 3.3 24 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Western Turkey Jul 25 19:23 2.4 11 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Molucca Sea Jul 25 19:15 4.9 60 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Southern Molucca Sea Jul 25 19:15 4.9 59 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Vanuatu Region Jul 25 19:01 4.9 37 MAP I Felt It
USGS Vanuatu Region Jul 25 19:01 5.0 38 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Vanuatu Islands Region Jul 25 19:01 4.9 15 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Kyrgyzstan Jul 25 18:09 4.3 2 MAP I Felt It
USGS Western Montana Jul 25 18:08 2.5 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Western Turkey Jul 25 17:23 2.5 8 MAP I Felt It
USGS Kyushu, Japan Jul 25 17:20 4.9 142 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Kyushu, Japan Jul 25 17:20 4.9 141 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Kyushu, Japan Jul 25 17:20 5.2 136 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Turkey-syria-iraq Border Region Jul 25 16:39 2.5 5 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Southern Greece Jul 25 15:49 2.6 24 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Western Turkey Jul 25 15:47 2.5 8 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Eastern Turkey Jul 25 14:59 2.7 15 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The Coast Of Southeastern Alaska Jul 25 14:51 4.0 25 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan Jul 25 14:51 4.7 58 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan Jul 25 14:51 4.6 60 MAP I Felt It
USGS Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan Jul 25 14:51 4.7 22 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Albania Jul 25 14:19 3.0 1 MAP I Felt It
  • Tirane, Albania - Very weak shaking reported
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    EMSC Western Turkey Jul 25 14:14 2.7 4 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia Jul 25 13:44 4.6 237 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Banda Sea Jul 25 13:44 4.6 225 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia Jul 25 13:44 4.6 232 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Mindanao, Philippines Jul 25 13:27 4.9 141 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Mindanao, Philippines Jul 25 13:27 5.0 134 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Mindanao, Philippines Jul 25 13:27 4.8 136 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Iran-iraq Border Region Jul 25 13:08 3.7 4 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Xinjiang, China Jul 25 12:57 4.4 1 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Jul 25 12:53 2.4 8 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Solomon Islands Jul 25 12:35 4.8 25 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Solomon Islands Jul 25 12:35 4.8 30 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC France Jul 25 12:25 2.8 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC South Of Fiji Islands Jul 25 12:12 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON South Of Fiji Islands Jul 25 12:12 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Northern Iran Jul 25 11:52 3.7 6 MAP I Felt It
  • Tehran, Iran - I just feel it as I moved mildly on my chair and my monitor shook on my desk as its heavy but has tiny base. Other staff did not notice it. (via EMSC)
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    USGS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Jul 25 11:32 3.8 30 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Solomon Islands Jul 25 11:20 6.6 113 MAP I Felt It
  • Honiara, Solomon Islands - The recent earthquake has bring a lot of bad memories of the earthquake and Tsunami that hit Gizo not long ago. Aftershock have been felt some 80 minutes after the earthquake and families are running away with their little ones. People fear tsunami might strike, therefore are afraid to sleep.
  • Honiara - 2nd floor shaking hard, a few things fell down, but internet restored - ADSL and as it is SW thus on the other side of Guadalcanal (weathercoast) no tsunami fears. I am on the water - 5 meters away. I was in the SF 1989 EQ at Candlestick - that much worse and longer, took about 15-20 sec here (seemed). The wood and concrete swayed but made it and the AC continues to work along with electricity so we are lucky at the IBSH. USGS map showed the spot 15 minutes later. Michael
  • Honiara - Around 10:15PM - 6.5 M The epicenter was directly under the east side of Honiara; I’m on the western side, 3rd floor right on the water. I woke to a floor lamp crashing and breaking, the closet doors banging - It sounded like someone was trying to kick the door in. The building I’m in raddled loudly throughout but there seams to be no visual damage. The power was out on some areas of the island but quickly restored in our hotel. After shock around 1hr and another about 8hrs.
  • Honiara, Solomon Islands - Couldn't walk straight. second floor at home shook violently for a few seconds, with a few objects falling to the floor. Felt aftershocks some minutes later.
  • Honiara - I lived in a 3 storey apartment in honiara.I hit strongly.my houehold esp women and children are traumatised recalling the expieranced of the historic tsunami in westyern solomon not long ago.We leave about 50 meters off the coast of west honiara.all resients fled inland and spend the night. It hits again 30 mins ago.
  • Honiara - Thought my house was going down.... Couldn't balance myself properly, a lot of vomiting was done after the quake.
  • Honiara - It shook very strong for less than 5 seconds after a moderate shaking. Cause panic and even power cut to certain parts of Honiara.No major damage.
  • Honiara - I was already sound asleep, my 2yr old son and his dad had just said their prayers after watching a movie, when our concrete house sway , rocked and as if floated. Since it was my son's first awareness of an earthquake he was terrified and was speechless for almost half an hour.If it had gone on at this rate for another minute or two, we would surely have lots and lost of damage. But I guess only minor damage is done around the Capital but i feel for my people along the southern coast of Guadalc
  • Honiara - 1st time experienced in my entire life. im in honiara for 4 months. deep is is right behind us..scary..
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    USGS Solomon Islands Jul 25 11:20 6.6 114 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Solomon Islands Jul 25 11:20 6.3 23 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Solomon Islands Jul 25 11:20 6.5 22 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Solomon Islands Jul 25 11:20 6.3 20 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Fiji Islands Region Jul 25 11:09 4.6 494 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Fiji Region Jul 25 11:09 4.6 487 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Fiji Region Jul 25 11:09 4.6 465 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Greece Jul 25 10:25 2.5 5 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Greater Los Angeles Area, Calif. Jul 25 10:18 3.8 9 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Greater Los Angeles Area, California Jul 25 10:18 3.7 10 MAP I Felt It
  • Beverly hills, ca - Laying in bed, dog jumped up, closet doors rattled
  • Los Angeles, ca - Woke up to wall hangings making noise from being slighly shaken. Got out of out bed and still felt shaking didn't know what to do. Lasted maybe 30 seconds. Happened around 3:10am, July 25 2012.
  • Venice - Was Gettin my freak on thought I caused the earth tp rumble
  • South Gate CA - Felt the floor rumble first and thought a truck was passing by but then felt the fast jolt...
  • East Los Angeles - Nothing major.. Real fast and small.. Shook for about 3 seconds.. But i hope a big one aint coming :
  • Los Angeles, Mid-City - (Yes, definitely an earthquake. I'm a nightowl, running our nonprofit. It's 3:20 that it happened, give or take, a minute and it lasted for about a minute. Thanx
  • Torrance, CA - strong sudden shake, lasted around 2 seconds
  • Los Angeles - strong shake for 9 seconds rattling the whole house like it was being pushed by a bulldozer
  • Hermosa Beach - all quiet, can't sleep, still online and suddenly- i felt a rumble and the blinds started to rattle and the bed shake a little i stay put and now waiting to see if there's an aftershock. looked at the time on my comp. it was about 3:18a.m.
  • Los Angeles, Mid-City - Yepper definitely a shaker!
  • Torrance California - Felt like a heavey object fell on the floor. Thought it was the people in the aprtment above me.
  • Los Angeles - Though it was light, I definitely felt it.
  • 2616 griffith ave. Los Angeles, Ca. 900 - Shook the windows, set off 1 car alarm. Lasted about 45 seconds, checked time at start and stop minute didn't pass but was soon to turn over.
  • Los Angeles - thought it was a truck until it lasted bout 4 second or so...
  • Downey, California - I was laying in bed, dozing off and felt a strong, quick jolt
  • Long Beach - Woke up just a few moments before, lying awake I felt my bed shaking slightly. Being a native Californian I know that feeling. Immediately googled to find where the ep center was.
  • Gardena - Im at work and felt the floor shaking but was not sure until my co worker came and told me u felt the earthquake.
  • Norwalk, CA - I think I felt the earthquake about 10 minutes ago at about 3:21 am- is that the correct time?
  • 90026 - 3:19 am lasted a couple seconds. Heard and felt rapid shaking and building creaking. Woke me up from sleep.
  • Culver city, ca usa - One strong jolt and a little shaking in bed early this morning. 3:25am
  • 90292 - 5 seconds. Woke me up. Strong enough to concern me and I've been born and raised in calif. enough to know when to pop out of bed.
  • North hollywood - lasted about 2 seconds tops sped right thru the valley
  • burbank - I live on the 2nd story of my building so I feel it everytime a car passes on Olive, feeling this one, I knew it wasn't a car!!
  • Torrance - Short but strong shaking.
  • Santa Monica - Woke me up. Long earthquake
  • Downtown LA - Window panes were rattling, and the bed was definitely shaking. Entire encounter felt like it lasted a good 3 seconds.
  • south la - was awake with my wife baby kept kicking all night ..then out of no where it starts to shake. it was very light here but still staying awake just in case.
  • Culver City - Sleeping and heard window rattle, then a hard jolt to the side! Seemed short but strong.
  • Atwater - Felt my bed shake for a few seconds. Woke me up. at about 3:20am
  • Pico. Ave Los Angeles - Rattled the windows and felt like a train ran into the side of the house.
  • Redondo Beach - I woke up because my mattress was moving.
  • UNITED STATES - Felt a quick jolt at 3:20 give or take a minuet.
  • La Crescenta, CA - Felt slight side to side motion in bed. Didn't bother to get up.
  • Downey , ca - Rocking my little one to sleep didn't feel shaking but when I stopped felt the quick jolt . Lamp shook. I don't like that feeling. P
  • 90505 Torrance Seaside - Just heard a small noise coming from outside, then my headboard made little shaky noise. It stopped before I got panic. I didn't feel the shaking on the bed.
  • Los Angeles - Was just falling asleep when I felt it... Omg
  • 6500 wilshire, Los Angeles - First shake was light and fast and second right after was bit stronger
  • Lakewood - Woke up by shaking of bed for 10 seconds
  • north hollhwood - Woke me from sleep. Some family awake.
  • West Hollywood, ca - Woke me up out of my sleep at 3:18 am! I stood up to see if I was dreaming but no it was an earthquake! Lasted about 30 seconds
  • Lomita - Thought it was someone running upstairs. Was on the top bunk and jumped off in panic when I realized it was a quaker! Almost fell on top of roommate on bottom bunk...
  • Studio City - Very weak shaking reported
  • Lomita - Almost fell off the top bunk, almost fell onto my roommate.
  • inglewood - Sleeping @3:15 woke up to what felt like a drop and a pull.
  • Inglewood - I was sleeping and the shaking woke me up It was a hard shake. We haven't got a shake Like this for a good time do now let's wait for The after shockes...
  • Baldwin Hills - I woke up to use the bathroom - that's when I felt it I was laying in bed about to get up ~ God Help us ~ Please ~
  • Hermosa beach, ca - Light shaking indicated
  • Torrance,CA - Probably 7-8 seconds,I was already awake and reading, felt the shaking!
  • Huntington park Ca - Was watching Netflix sitting down next to my sis closet, felt it move kinda hard lasted about 10 seconds god help us
  • santa monica - i felt it very slightly at work notice the computer screen shaking a bit for at least 5 sec
  • Manhattan Beach - It woke me up and I heard the house shaking
  • inglewood - it felt like the tail end of a rumble which meant we had a harsh jolt. it woke us right up. we thought perhaps we were feeling an aftershock.
  • Venice, california 90291 - Scared me out of my bed!
  • Riverside - It woke me up, felt like a light vibration.
  • Hawthorne, CA - I was lying awake when I felt this loud thump, like a very heavy object had fallen on the floor. It only lasted a few seconds --- my husband didn't even wake up! There was no residual shaking, which was why I wasn't even sure it was an earthquake.
  • Santa Monica - Light shaking indicated
  • Venice, California - NOT side-to-side swaying, but rather up-and-down jolt.
  • Venice, 90291 - Like the other Venetian, shook me right out of my bed! It was really loud, but didn't last long. First quake that ever scared me, not a pleasant rolling rumble at all.
  • Long Beach, ca - Got woken up to the sounds of something rattling and felt the bed shaking..
  • Studio City, CA - Woke me up
  • Venice - short rumble
  • Venice - The noise woke me up more than the shaking. It sounded like a groan
  • Torrance, CA - Light shaking has been felt.
  • Lawndale - Big bang and shaking woke me up around 3:18 am.
  • California - I had gotten out of bed at 3:20 am 7/25/12 to use the bathroom. One or two minutes later I suddenly felt an extremely strong jolt, a strong abrupt shifting and then some smaller movements shifting back and forth for another minute. It almost felt like a bomb went off because of the first strong jolt and slight shift. I did not feel anymore after shocks so I thought it might have been a bomb or a strong earthquake far away.
  • Marina Del Rea - The shaking and sound of a wave started at one end of the room and moved across to the other end of the room. I was sleeping and it woke me abruptly.
  • 3471 w5th st 90020 - 3:20 am walls shaking I could hear the small flat screen TV swaying on the drawer. But the ceiling fan pulls werent swaying as I felt it.
  • United States - bed shook and then it was over.
  • 90262 - Light shaking indicated
  • LA - i woke up and my bed was shaking a lot and my room was moving side to side..
  • Manhattan Beach - Woke everyone in the house up. The cat went crazy and started scratching me.
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    GEOFON Philippine Islands Region Jul 25 10:09 4.7 106 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Philippine Islands Region Jul 25 10:09 4.6 111 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Philippine Islands Region Jul 25 10:09 4.5 114 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Romania Jul 25 09:23 2.9 133 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Poland Jul 25 08:48 2.7 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Samar, Philippines Jul 25 08:39 4.9 146 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Samar, Philippines Jul 25 08:39 4.7 69 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Samar, Philippines Jul 25 08:39 5.0 95 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern Idaho Jul 25 08:23 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Greece Jul 25 08:10 2.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jul 25 06:34 2.5 7 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON North Indian Ocean Jul 25 06:13 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC North Indian Ocean Jul 25 06:13 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS North Indian Ocean Jul 25 06:13 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Catamarca, Argentina Jul 25 06:01 4.6 167 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Catamarca, Argentina Jul 25 06:01 5.0 139 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Catamarca Province, Argentina Jul 25 06:01 5.0 142 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Jul 25 05:51 3.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jul 25 05:17 2.5 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jul 25 05:08 2.4 7 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Jul 25 05:03 3.0 15 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Tarapaca, Chile Jul 25 04:55 2.8 23 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Greece Jul 25 04:46 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Greece Jul 25 04:41 2.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Northern California Jul 25 04:07 2.9 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Central Turkey Jul 25 03:48 2.9 9 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Canterbury Jul 25 03:23 3.1 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC San Juan, Argentina Jul 25 03:15 3.0 94 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jul 25 03:02 2.7 2 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Jul 25 02:45 2.6 19 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Czech Republic Jul 25 02:35 2.8 5 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Czech And Slovak Republics Jul 25 02:35 2.5 5 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Banda Sea Jul 25 02:32 4.3 389 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Banda Sea Jul 25 02:32 4.3 389 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Central Turkey Jul 25 02:26 2.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jul 25 02:11 3.1 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Valparaiso, Chile Jul 25 02:11 2.4 34 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jul 25 01:50 3.3 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Antofagasta, Chile Jul 25 01:48 2.9 157 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jul 25 01:31 4.5 109 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jul 25 01:31 4.6 104 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jul 25 01:21 2.7 3 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Greece Jul 25 00:53 2.5 5 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Simeulue, Indonesia Jul 25 00:27 6.4 22 MAP I Felt It
  • Penang, Malaysia - Feel the shaking while working in the office. Can heard the ceiling weak cracking sound, and can see window curtain shaking. Feel the shaking twice.
  • Penang - I felt it too..
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    EMSC Simeulue, Indonesia Jul 25 00:27 6.4 2 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Northern Sumatra, Indonesia Jul 25 00:27 6.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    BMKG Simeulue, Sumatra, Indonesia Jul 25 00:27 6.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Simeulue, Indonesia Jul 25 00:27 6.6 33 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jul 25 00:17 2.4 13 MAP I Felt It
    ER Unconfirmed Unlinked Experiences Jul 25 00:00 2.6 0 MAP I Felt It
  • Waratah Newcastle NSW - at 4:40pm
  • Gulshan-1, Dhaka Bangladesh - We were in school during Our computer classes and i was sitting in the corner. My stationary fell and when i was about ot pick it up i felt a strong shaking and i quickly called our teacher and told her about it. Also, with me, a few of my other classmates also complained about it but she didn't believe us. When We heard the emergency bell we evacuated the building. by the time we were evacuating the earthquake already stopped. It was a short earthquake but a strong one.
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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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    1. Jennifer says:
      July 25, 2012 at 11:57 am

      Felt my sisters closet move a bit hard, scary! God be with us.

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