5.3 M earthquake felt in Santa Ana

M5.3 – GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA

A Magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck on March 29, 2014, at 9:09 pm, 2 miles from La Habra, here in Orange County.  It was widely felt in Los Angeles and here in Santa Ana.

Here is the Preliminary Earthquake Report courtesy of he USGS Earthquake Hazards Program:

Date-Time
29 Mar 2014 04:09:41 UTC
28 Mar 2014 21:09:42 near epicenter
28 Mar 2014 20:09:41 standard time in your timezone

Location 33.929N 117.922W
Depth 1 km
Distances
2 km (1 mi) E of La Habra, California
2 km (1 mi) WNW of Brea, California
5 km (3 mi) SSW of Rowland Heights, California
6 km (3 mi) N of Fullerton, California
544 km (337 mi) W of Phoenix, Arizona
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.3 km; Vertical 0.8 km
Parameters Nph = 129; Dmin = 2.3 km; Rmss = 0.37 seconds; Gp = 18°
Version = 1
Event ID ci 15481673

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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