Earthquake Rocks Los Angeles (Sunday night)

Immediate representation on USGS earthquake mapping system showing LA quake

UPDATE: This quake was a 4.7 (initially reported as a 5.0, which is exponentially larger). It lasted nearly 30 seconds, which is unusual. It was followed by two aftershocks, one a 3.1. More unusual is that the quake came at night, when they almost all happen in the early morning. It has been a hot day with large Vesak celebrations at Whittier Narrows Recreation area for many LA Buddhist temples.

Buddhism explains quakes as centering around events in a buddha's life. In addition, when the atmosphere is disturbed, land masses are distorted.

A significant temblor has rocked the Los Angeles area office of Wisdom Quarterly. Preliminary reports from Cal Tech have not established a magnitude.

• US Geological Survey

But seasoned Los Angelenos at WQ estimate that it was at least a 4.0 magnitude shaker. Recent earthquakes in Mexico on the heels of the swine flu non-pandemic (a.k.a., "Lou Dobbs disease") suggest that the mood of the population influences Gaia, or the inter-dependent spirit of the environment. Intention and outlook matter.

Map of quakes from around the world