Wednesday, August 8, 2012

8/7/2012 Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake 39 miles NW of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

Source: Los Angeles Times, USGS
Date: 8/7/2012 11:23 PM PST
Source: USGS
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled Southern California on Tuesday night. The quake was reported at 11:23 p.m. and was centered around Yorba Linda in northern Orange County.
There was no immediate word of injuries or damage, but the quake was felt over a wide area.
According to the the U.S. Geological Survey, the temblor struck two miles northeast of Yorba Linda, about 29 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
It was felt from Long Beach northwest to Santa Monica, as well as in downtown L.A.
-- Shelby Grad
Map: U.S. Geological Survey

Editor's Note: Using the Google Maps distance measuring too, this earthquake is 39 miles Northwest of the San Onofre Nuclear Station as shown in the nuclear map below.

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