Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Earthquake Felt in Sierra Madre

At 11:42 a.m. the Sierra Madre Community felt an 5.4 earthquake that was centered approximately 25 miles away.

Preliminary checks of the Sierra Madre downtown district and throughout town reveal no damage, nor have there been any calls to the Police Department reporting damage.

City staff will continue to monitor this situation. For more details on the earthquake, please visit:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2008/ci14383980/

For earthquake preparedness tips visit:
http://lafd.org/eqbook.pdf