L.A. earthquake: Odds of a stronger follow up temblor diminish Any chance that Monday’s magnitude 4.4 temblor was a prelude to a larger, more powerful earthquake was reduced to 1% Tuesday morning. The earthquake that struck in Encino at 6:25 a.m. — the most significant shake in Southern California since a 5.5 temblor hit Chino Hills in 2008 — surprised seismologists and Angelenos alike. It was followed by several aftershocks, the largest being a magnitude 2.7. RELATED: L.A. news anchor’s on-air reaction goes viral Seismologists had warned that there was a 5% chance the quake could be a foreshock, a prelude to a more powerful temblor along the little-noticed fault deep under the Santa Monica Mountains. That probability, however, would fall to 1% by Tuesday morning, they said. Monday’s earthquake hit in the northern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains, an area responsible for the uplifting of the range over many thousands of years. “The location is somewhat surprising. It’s within the Santa Monica Mountains. We have not seen seismicity in it in recent times,” said Caltech seismologist Egill Hauksson. “It has been dormant for quite some time.” Residents who live near the epicenter reported intense, but short shaking, while those living a few miles away said the shaking provided quite [...] newsinca/l-a-earthquake-odds-of-a-stronger-follow-up-temblor-diminish/
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:40:31 +0000
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