(Complete) Earthquakes list August 29, 2012 – Moderate earthquake in the Greater Los Angeles area

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Moderate earthquake in the Greater Los Angeles area
A moderate earthquake just occurred in the greater Los Angeles area. Based on the many reports we have received in only a couple of minitues, the shaking can be considered light to weak.
The epicenter is located at Yorba Linda following the preliminary USGS reports
Following theoretical calculations, approx. 1.2 million peoiple will have felt a light shaking which correspondents with the I Have Felt It reports from our readers.
Earthquake-report.com does not expect this earthquake to generate damages or injuries (based on our experience in the area and the preliminary data we have)

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
GEOFON Near Coast Of Nicaragua Aug 29 23:18 PM 4.5 55 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Aug 29 23:14 PM 3.1 2 MAP I Felt It
USGS Central California Aug 29 22:51 PM 2.5 7 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Virgin Islands Aug 29 22:26 PM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 22:26 PM 4.5 35 MAP I Felt It
USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 22:26 PM 4.5 35 MAP I Felt It
USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 22:26 PM 4.2 40 MAP I Felt It
USGS North Of The Virgin Islands Aug 29 22:26 PM 4.3 29 MAP I Felt It
USGS Vancouver Island, Canada Region Aug 29 22:20 PM 3.3 23 MAP I Felt It
  • Victoria, BC - playing combad arms and then i felt it
  • esquimalt - initial shock with a coupld of seconds of tremours
  • Downtown Victoria - Felt like someone hit our building with a big truck a couple times
  • North Saanich - Short weak shaking. It sounded more like someone set off a controlled blast about 1/4 mile away
  • Victoria - Felt one strong jolt causing table to sway.
  • North Saanich - At 15:15 felt a bang and the windows and upper floor shook
  • Lake Cowichan, BC Canada - Weird that we'd feel an earthquake up here. My cats were freaked out, and the neighbours came outside to see what was happening. It was really loud.
  • Bear Mountain - First time I heard and felt an earthquake
  • Central Saanich - One big bang like a truck hit the house.
  • Lake Cowichan - Loud bang. Sounded like a bear was trying to get out of the garage door. Weird. Lasted only a second or two. Cats were freaked out.
  • Victoria Bc- Colwood - Heard the rumble- then the house rafters squeaked- then the rest rolled thru- shaking the glass in the wall units..maybe 30 secs- if that...
  • royal oak - windows shuttered and plates on the wall clinked together. The whole house shook
  • Sooke, BC - Loud rumble that shook house then rolled off. Dog didn't seem to notice!
  • Victoria, BC Canada - Heavier than a large truck going by our office building. Felt throughout the city of Victoria and surrounding area.
  • Victoria (Fairfield) - heard a loud rumble like a big truck driving by and felt the shaking for a few seconds.
  • Langford, BC Canada - Wow, first time I felt a good rattle! No mistake, it was a quake. Lasted about 10 seconds. Everything rattled but did not cause any damage.
  • saanich b.c. - By Wilkinson road jail felt like a semi hit the house no shaking. I thought either a vehicle hit our small rancher style house or a natural gas line blew up .
  • CANADA - Felt the walls of my house jolt - thought maybe someone dropped something? guess not!
  • Quadra and Cloverdale - It sounded like a truck hit are house A vary big bang
  • Fernwood, Victoria - Felt our house shake slightly and heard a rumble. Very short.
  • Lake Cowichan, BC - I was outside at work sitting on a milk crate and all of a sudden there was shaking, the whole building shook and my boyfriend thought it sounded and felt like a truck had crashed into the building.. We circled the building and found that, that wasn't what had happened. About 2 seconds of shaking, the constructions cones that were in front of me were swaying back and forth,and when I went inside only one other coworker had noticed that a rack on top of a shelf was shaking and looked like it was
  • Whittier,ca - Today, 8/29 one hit at 1:31pm. It felt like a truck hit the wall behind me, then there were about ten diminishing shakes.
  • metchosin - Short 2-3 second rumble
  • Colwood - Felt like a blast had occurred and the house shook for a few seconds.
  • CANADA - IN Chemainus B.C. felt like the house dropped a inch in a bump. Aug 29 2012 .
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    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 21:47 PM 3.8 16 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 21:26 PM 3.7 25 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Aug 29 21:26 PM 2.7 14 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Aug 29 21:15 PM 2.8 7 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 21:07 PM 4.0 31 MAP I Felt It
    USGS North Of The Virgin Islands Aug 29 21:07 PM 4.2 17 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 21:07 PM 4.4 16 MAP I Felt It
  • Sidney Victoria - Woke up around five thirty am and felt my bed shaking noticably.
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    EMSC Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 21:07 PM 4.4 17 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Aug 29 21:05 PM 2.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern California Aug 29 20:42 PM 2.6 13 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 20:31 PM 3.7 8 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Greater Los Angeles Area, California Aug 29 20:31 PM 4.1 9 MAP I Felt It
  • Huntington Beach, California - Rolling feeling, lasted maybe 45 seconds or so...
  • Near chino hills, ca - At approx. 1:31 boyfriend said felt strong jolt near chino hills, Ca. He called me and I am reporting to you.
  • Cypress CA - August 29th 2012 around 1:35pm. Strong jolt but lasted only a second.
  • Santa Ana, CA - building shook for about 25 seconds - stronger than some I've felt
  • Commerce, CA - 3rd Story in a building, rather light swaying
  • East Los Angeles - Sitting in my office and the chair started rocking back and forth.
  • Orange, CA - Jolt followed by moderate shaking. Lasted about 10 seconds.
  • garden grove - It was loud and my bedroom was shaking from upstairs.
  • Corona, CA - Sitting at desk working & felt the desk shaking and blinds moving.
  • orange, ca - I've felt worse.
  • Corona, California USA - Light to moderate shaking. Felt rather short.
  • Brea California - Office building shook causing you to lose your balance while walking
  • Irvine - small rumble followed by a little larger one
  • Fullerton, CA - Jolt, then shook for about 5 seconds
  • Irvine, CA - Sitting at my desk and felt a brief jolt about 1:34, then it was over.
  • Brea California - Office building shook causing you to lose your balance while walking.
  • Garden Grove - Some building (3 floor wood frame) noise. Duration in two bursts of 15 seconds.
  • Pico Rivera - Bed swayed from side to side.
  • Pomona, CA - Was sitting on and felt the rumble, boss came and said "its shaking", I was like aww I am scared!
  • Garden Grove, California - I felt a snap, and a couple seconds of shaking.
  • Fullerton - felt like the others on Aug. 8th near Yorba Linda but a bit smaller. Maybe 4.0 in same area.
  • Long Beach, California - The building was shaking a little for about two minutes at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2012. I could hear a trembling noise inside.
  • Orange, CA - Strong quick jolt - still able to walk
  • Yorba Linda - A good jolt with a few seconds of shaking.
  • Costa Mesa - light shaking in office
  • Costa Mesa - felt swaying then a jolt... then more swaying
  • Midway City CA - Laying in bed wall mirrors started rattling lasted about 45 sec.
  • Chino ca - Shake n Bake
  • UNITED STATES - Fullerton, La Habra area. Felt the floor move and some shaking around 1:15 maybe.
  • Corona - more of a sudden jolt--
  • Rancho Cucamonga - A jolt then rumble a bit, then nothing.
  • orange, ca - Building shaking felt longer than most
  • San Jacinto, california - was not sure if a quake or sonic boom
  • Vista, CA - a light rolling rumble for a few seconds
  • Long Beach CA - Sudden jolt
  • San Dimas, CA - One big jolt . . . then nothing.
  • Los Angeles - Jolting feeling here at work, third floor so felt rolling sensation, lasted a few seconds then nothing. Scared me though as if someone came behind me.
  • Santa Ana Ca - One strong jolt
  • Anaheim, California - I am an Adrenaline junkie! Wasn't strong enough for me!!!!!
  • Ontario, ca - light jolt, no rumbling.
  • Balboa Island - Light shaking followed by rolling for about 15 seconds.
  • Long Beach - a light jolt with windows shaking.
  • Riverside, ca - I didnt feel anything
  • Newport Beach, CA - Light jolt, for about 3 seconds (I was on the 5th floor of an office building).
  • Irvine, 92602 - I was in Second Floor at work, It rocked the floor. Scary. One strong quake
  • Torrance, CA - ._. Meh.. could be worse
  • Pomona - Felt fairly strong jolt. Quick and short.
  • Pomona - Strong jolt, short, followed by swaying for 10-15 seconds.
  • Brea California - I was sitting down and I swayed from side to side !
  • Santa Ana, CA - Was sitting at my desk using the computer and the desk shook. Luckily, nothing fell off (my room might be dangerous in that situation). As was sais in the report, the shaking was very quick and only seem to happen once today.
  • Walnut, Ca - I was in my Latin class which is in the third floor and around 1:30pm I felt some shaking and felt a bit dizzy. My instinct was to get underneath the desk but before my body could process my thought the shaking had stopped. At first I thought that it was thunder but then I felt the shaking and new it was an earthquake.
  • Chino, CA - Strong, but very short. It felt like a giant took the house and shook it once or twice.
  • Ontario California - Sitting in chair in office and earthquake rolled and shook right below me, it felt like.
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    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 20:25 PM 4.0 39 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 19:44 PM 4.3 25 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 19:44 PM 4.4 31 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 19:44 PM 4.8 9 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 19:35 PM 5.0 30 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 19:35 PM 4.7 31 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Virgin Islands Aug 29 19:35 PM 4.9 38 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 19:35 PM 5.2 14 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 19:35 PM 4.6 13 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 29 19:05 PM 5.5 48 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 29 19:05 PM 5.5 53 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 29 19:05 PM 5.4 57 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Greece Aug 29 19:03 PM 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Mendoza, Argentina Aug 29 19:03 PM 3.9 47 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Greece Aug 29 18:19 PM 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Aug 29 17:37 PM 2.9 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Aug 29 17:33 PM 2.4 5 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Aug 29 17:30 PM 3.1 3 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Aug 29 16:44 PM 3.0 3 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Aegean Sea Aug 29 16:25 PM 3.2 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Romania Aug 29 16:23 PM 3.5 136 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Puerto Rico Region Aug 29 16:02 PM 3.4 67 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Puerto Rico Region Aug 29 15:32 PM 2.7 6 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Turkey-syria Border Region Aug 29 15:27 PM 3.2 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Taiwan Region Aug 29 14:24 PM 4.2 21 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Italy Aug 29 13:40 PM 2.4 9 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Vanuatu Aug 29 13:34 PM 5.1 110 MAP I Felt It
  • Port Vila - Long continuious shaking of house, no damage - felt like a 7.2 shake.
  • Efate southern coast - Very sharp jolt with a slow rolling before and after. Small items fell over.
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    EMSC Vanuatu Aug 29 13:34 PM 5.4 104 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Vanuatu Islands Aug 29 13:34 PM 5.4 97 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Greece Aug 29 13:30 PM 2.4 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Greece Aug 29 13:24 PM 3.3 1 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Central California Aug 29 13:01 PM 3.5 4 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Central California Aug 29 13:01 PM 3.5 0 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Aug 29 12:50 PM 4.5 54 MAP I Felt It
  • Soldotna Alaska - Laying on the couch and the house jerked violently one time and my parrots went nuts for about 5 minutes
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    USGS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Aug 29 12:50 PM 4.4 58 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Aug 29 12:50 PM 4.6 5 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Offshore Northern California Aug 29 12:46 PM 3.0 20 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Fiji Region Aug 29 12:23 PM 4.4 481 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Fiji Region Aug 29 12:23 PM 4.4 482 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Iran-iraq Border Region Aug 29 12:22 PM 4.0 30 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Iran-iraq Border Region Aug 29 12:22 PM 4.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC France Aug 29 12:12 PM 3.1 5 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea Aug 29 11:58 AM 4.3 91 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. Aug 29 11:58 AM 4.3 92 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Greece Aug 29 11:45 AM 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Tajikistan-xinjiang Border Region Aug 29 11:43 AM 4.0 97 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern Alaska Aug 29 10:49 AM 2.5 86 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Celebes Sea Aug 29 09:49 AM 5.0 546 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Celebes Sea Aug 29 09:49 AM 5.0 542 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Celebes Sea Aug 29 09:49 AM 4.9 539 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Italy Aug 29 09:46 AM 2.8 248 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 09:14 AM 3.1 39 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Offshore El Salvador Aug 29 08:39 AM 4.5 35 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Offshore El Salvador Aug 29 08:39 AM 4.5 35 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Aug 29 07:53 AM 2.5 5 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 06:49 AM 3.3 38 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 06:37 AM 3.7 16 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Aug 29 06:34 AM 2.4 6 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 05:55 AM 3.2 54 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Offshore El Salvador Aug 29 05:55 AM 4.4 35 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Offshore El Salvador Aug 29 05:55 AM 4.4 34 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crete, Greece Aug 29 05:47 AM 3.0 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Romania Aug 29 05:41 AM 3.1 92 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Cyprus Region Aug 29 03:49 AM 3.2 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Aug 29 03:37 AM 2.4 8 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Cyprus Region Aug 29 02:32 AM 3.1 8 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 02:13 AM 3.0 13 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Portugal Aug 29 02:09 AM 2.6 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 01:54 AM 3.3 43 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Central California Aug 29 01:34 AM 3.3 7 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 01:24 AM 2.7 27 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Greece Aug 29 01:21 AM 2.4 1 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Xinjiang, China Aug 29 01:06 AM 3.9 30 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 00:44 AM 2.7 34 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Aug 29 00:41 AM 2.9 8 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Aug 29 00:37 AM 3.0 25 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Central Mediterranean Sea Aug 29 00:37 AM 2.9 39 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 00:10 AM 2.5 8 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 29 00:10 AM 2.8 34 MAP I Felt It
    ER Unconfirmed Events Aug 29 00:00 AM 4.6 0 MAP I Felt It
  • Zenica - Nothing unusual since there were quite a few shakes over the past month. All books still on the shelves.
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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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