# A modest little quake

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-little-quake/687956>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 8, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-little-quake/687956 "2014-05-08T06:52:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-little-quake/687956/1 "2014-05-08T06:52:37Z")

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Just had a modest, unpretentious quake at 11:40 this evening from the South gate/Downey area. 3.3 on the Richter. Felt here in Carson as a _Thoomp!_

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-little-quake/687956/2 "2014-05-08T07:10:14Z")

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What area/state/province/country was this?

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**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-little-quake/687956/3 "2014-05-08T07:14:52Z")

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Why, Los Angeles, of course! You mean…other places have earthquakes, too? How about that!