World Economy: The city of Angels has had an earth tremor which was pitch buildings and caused evacuations.

Jul 31, 2008

The city of Angels has had an earth tremor which was pitch buildings and caused evacuations.

An earthquake has therefore struck the region Tuesday in Los Angeles. But there will have been ultimately more fear than harm. Indeed, local authorities have not reported casualties or damage in the immediate future. The American Geological Institute (USGS) said the epicentre of the earthquake, whose magnitude was revised downwards from 5.8 to 5.4 on the open Richter scale, was located exactly 47 kilometres east-south-east of the centre of the largest city in the USA, after New York. The Institute also suggested that took place 13 kilometres deep. Ten aftershocks occurred within 12 minutes after the first tremor, and three of them had a preliminary magnitude of 3.8. The first tremor, which occurred 11 to 42 hours, local time, was felt to San Diego, about 200 km from Los Angeles, and even slightly more in Las Vegas, in the neighbouring state of Nevada. "There will certainly paint cracked and windows shattered, but probably no structural damage," said Kate Hutton séismologue, the USGS. The spokesman for firefighters in Los Angeles, Brian Humphrey, confirmed the information.
The fear of people

In the San Bernardino County, where the epicentre was located, firefighters have not reported casualties or damage. The buildings of downtown Los Angeles, however tangué for several seconds after the quake and some, hosting offices, were quickly evacuated by security measure. "It was dramatic. The whole building moved and it lasted a moment, "said the spokesman of the services the county sheriff, Steve Whitmore. A resident installed on the sidelines of the megalopolis has even explained that the quake was so powerful that he thought a moment to its total destruction. California is a seismically active region, perched on the Pacific tectonic plates and North America. In 1994, the Northridge earthquake in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, had reached a magnitude of 6.7. This earthquake was 72 dead and over 9,000 injured. He had also caused damage in the amount avoisinaient the 25 billion dollars (16 billion euros) in the urban area. Now, people have only one question in mind: when the next quake, and especially what is its significance? Everyone knows that many experts predict a cataclysm in this particularly sensitive region. Only problem: it is unfortunately almost impossible to predict.

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The city of Angels has had an earth tremor which was pitch buildings and caused evacuations.

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