Could the Recent uptick in California Earthquakes lead to the Big one? Monday 8/12/2024

Does anybody else find it interesting that majority of these earthquakes are occurring around 7mi deep?

I am in Pasadena, there is no way that was a 4.4. I have lived in SoCal my whole life. This felt like a 5.7/6. It shook suddenly up then down, and the immediate after shock was left/right. Very different than a regular quake. It felt like a bomb went off under us. It didn’t last long, but afterwards I felt dizzy.

That is a lot of quakes NOT being reported 🤔

Thrust earthquakes tend to feel more alarming to those of us used to strike slip earthquakes we usually get. The first time I felt one, I was in Peru and it took me an extra second to realize it was an earthquake and get under my desk. I know immediately what it is when it starts out going back and forth but it's weird when the first motion is of the earth tossing you up in the air.

Go back to 2019 at the Ridgecrest Quake, just before a 7.1 we had several smaller ones before a bigger one.

Makes sense since japans EQ pushed the plate

I know a lot of people are saying that a 4.4 magnitude earthquake isn't that strong, but it felt really intense to me. My mother was in the backyard and said she could hear all the houses around us cracking. I was lying down on my bed, and the shaking was really bad.

Don't forget jurupa valley. Riverside CA. I felt it to. It hit strong. I would of say a 5+.

I was at the epicenter of the 1987 Whittier 5.9 quake and I distinctly remember several small quakes days before in the 2 to 3 point range. It's logical that small quakes would precede a larger one. I was so close to fault line that I heard it break with 3 loud bangs and then all hell broke loose with a violent, rapid jerking like a giant jackhammer. I'm definitely hoping that these are NOT pre-shocks. 🤞🤞

Gearing up here in south Orange County including food generator and water.

Felt in San Pedro! I thought it was something loud in the port! Rumbled like a train after the initial jolt. 5 I'd say...we felt it quite a ways out!

Does this remind anyone of the Star Trek Next Generation where Picard lived a full life via a probe and the planet was dying, but the government refused to admit it?I don't think we are dying, but we are definitely having problems.

It's been a lot of earthquakes around here lately

Warnings people be ready!!! Flash lights. batters. Food. Water and cash!!!

My uncle lives in West Hollywood and felt it pretty hard.😮

I’m sorry that quake was a lot bigger than 4.4 we felt it pretty strong in chatsworth.

The powers that be will never inform the public due to panic in the streets. I get it. So we are on our own. Keep shoes close and water, food whatever you may need.

A tent would be a handy thing to have, in case a building is questionable in structure if it were to happen 🙏💖 Be careful out there 🙏

Everyone freaks out about the San Andreas fault but it’s nothing compared to the destruction the cascadia subduction zone would cause San Fransisco, Portland and Washington. That would be a 8-9.3 those areas are not built or prepared for a subduction quake of that magnitude.

Given the stresses on San Andrea's its quite likely Southern California will likely see a sizable if moderate quake on the main fault or right near it before it goes off. I believe anything that is a moderate 5 or even a high 4 would be a trigger warning of prelude to the actual big one but it has to hit on or around san andrea's to be a specific warning. Given that it seems we tend to get forshocks before large quakes. I also feel that given the size of San Andrea's a moderate quake which would be considerd a good size quake in other smaller faults would be more realistic as a foreshock given the amount of stress the fault is containing. A moderate quake would indicate San Andrea's stress is releasing right before the actual large 8 pointer. At most this specific quake is not connected to San Andrea's although I have to point out that the faults in the area are worrisome as one of them is the Puente Hills fault which was the origin of the Whittier Quake in 87