you okay there?

hope all is OK

and it's been rocking and rolling all day, before and after that 5.3 quake. Some of the aftershocks have been especially strong, 4.9 range.

I'm going to call them right away to see if they are ok. I hope so.

Must have been outside the city.

Just got back from Westwood,9:03pm.

Everything ok so far.

USGS has it as a huge red block that looks like a 5.4 or so, but there are about 2/3 different quakes showing underneath it from about 3.2 to 4.7, all within a 5 minute span.

I'm thinking it's stress relief on the southern spur of the San Andreas.

Haele

I have the "eQuake Alert" add-on for Firefox, and it's showing one quake after another for Southern California. There seems to be a tremor every couple of minutes.

So far no damage (IN SAN DIEGO)

Stay safe. My thoughts are with you.

Will place a few calls.

Just called El Centro, and either they're busy, or nobody is home.

Tierrasanta to be exact. I felt a powerful but very short earthquake about 20-30 minutes ago, but nothing before or after so far. Shook the chair I was sitting in but no kind of damage.

Hopefully this is a stress release that postpones The Big One!

2012/08/26 12:44:56 MAGNITUDE: 3.5
7 KM ( 4 MI) ENE OF EL CENTRO
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2012/08/26 12:43:41 MAGNITUDE: 3.3
5 KM ( 3 MI) N OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:40:13 MAGNITUDE: 4.5
6 KM ( 4 MI) SSE OF WESTMORLAND
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2012/08/26 12:39:30 MAGNITUDE: 4.1
3 KM ( 2 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:38:48 MAGNITUDE: 3.1
1 KM ( 1 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:35:51 MAGNITUDE: 3.7
2 KM ( 1 MI) E OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:32:59 MAGNITUDE: 4.9
9 KM ( 5 MI) E OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:31:23 MAGNITUDE: 5.3 ******LARGE EARTHQUAKE******
5 KM ( 3 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:30:54 MAGNITUDE: 5.3 ******LARGE EARTHQUAKE******
6 KM ( 4 MI) N OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:30:27 MAGNITUDE: 3.7
1 KM ( 1 MI) N OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:28:45 MAGNITUDE: 3.4
6 KM ( 3 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:28:35 MAGNITUDE: 3.4
6 KM ( 3 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:21:04 MAGNITUDE: 4.7
3 KM ( 2 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:20:04 MAGNITUDE: 4.6
6 KM ( 4 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:17:20 MAGNITUDE: 4.0
3 KM ( 2 MI) NW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:16:11 MAGNITUDE: 4.0
5 KM ( 3 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 11:58:12 MAGNITUDE: 3.1
5 KM ( 3 MI) N OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 10:16:02 MAGNITUDE: 3.3
5 KM ( 3 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 10:02:12 MAGNITUDE: 3.9
5 KM ( 3 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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which is why I thought it was a distant extremely large quake

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2012/08/26 12:32:59 MAGNITUDE: 4.9
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2012/08/26 12:31:23 MAGNITUDE: 5.3 ******LARGE EARTHQUAKE******
5 KM ( 3 MI) NNW OF BRAWLEY
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2012/08/26 12:30:54 MAGNITUDE: 5.3 ******LARGE EARTHQUAKE******
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I live in a wood-frame house and even a stiff breeze makes this place sing. So far, nothing though.

Hopefully the old cliche rings true about a lot of little ones being better than one big one. A 5.3 is no laughing matter though when it happens directly under your feet. I've been in So. Cal. for all the big ones going back to Sylmar in '71. Of those, the Whittier Narrows earthquake happened within a couple of miles of where I lived and lasted less than 10 seconds but WOWOWOW a 5.9 under your feet feels like the end of the world!

Stay safe and have an earthquake party this afternoon!

...quakes:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/

Be safe.

Imperial County was hit by more than a dozen small earthquakes Sunday, including a 5.4 quake near the Mexican border.

>>The first quake -- a magnitude 3.9 temblor -- occurred at 10:02 a.m. northwest of Brawley and was followed by a series of other quakes in the same general area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries, authorities said.

The quakes could be felt in the press box at the Del Mar Race Track in neighboring San Diego County, where the $1-million Pacific Classic is scheduled later Sunday.

Between 10 a.m. and 12:50 p.m., the same general area was shaken by quakes ranging in magnitude from 2.0 to 5.4, the USGS reported.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/california-border-earthquake-swarm.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+%28L.A.+Now%29

I'm in Mission Valley in a large building.

Hi neighbor.

Stay safe anyone affected.

In Ohio of all places. Very minor felt almost exactly like when distant thunder hits that certain resonant frequency and you can feel the waves pass through you and the teacups rattle. I was at a lake and the water on it jiggled.

In los angeles.

...right after a 7.4 in El Salvador. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

and El Salvador, I hope they have NO DAMAGE... (I am not holding my breath on that one)

No, not because it is El Salvador... El Centro, two years ago comes to mind.

Earthquake pad.