Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match - Karl Kraus

(insert building shaking noise here)
(insert building shaking noise here)
(feel a minor shaking in your seat)
(listen to everybody simultaneously ask if you felt it)

you have just experienced the same 3.3 magnitude earthquake i felt approximately 45 minutes ago.

here's the lowdown:

Version #N: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A minor earthquake occurred at 11:17:18 AM (PDT) on Friday, April 30, 2004.
The magnitude 3.2 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) S of Malibu, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).

Magnitude 3.2 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Friday, April 30, 2004 at 11:17:18 AM (PDT)
Friday, April 30, 2004 at 18:17:18 (UTC)
Distance from Malibu, CA - 7 km (4 miles) S (181 degrees)
Pt. Dume, CA - 11 km (7 miles) ESE (103 degrees)
Santa Monica, CA - 19 km (12 miles) WSW (255 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 41 km (26 miles) WSW (258 degrees)

Coordinates 33 deg. 58.6 min. N (33.977N), 118 deg. 41.2 min. W (118.686W)
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=025, Nph=025, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.23 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=2.3 km, Gp=72 degrees
Event ID# ci10004657


- posted by yeah...about that... @ 11:58 AM