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THIS IS AN EXERCISE: SCSN Quake M7.5 11 km NNW of Cholame (Link corrected)

Date: 11/09/2023

CORRECTED MICROSOFT TEAMS LINK BELOW

Message from Sue Hough (USGS Pasadena Office):

EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE​  SCSN Quake M7.5  11 km NNW of Cholame EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE

M7.5, 11 km NNW of Cholame, CA
2023-11-09 17:00:00 UTC (09:00:00 PST), 35.806N 120.356W, 6.5 km depth
 
Event preceded by apparent foreshock,
M6.5, 11 km NNW of Cholame
2023-11-09 16:55:00 UTC, 35.806N 120.356W, 2.0 km depth
 
Media reports of rockslides blocking Tejon Pass, multiple fires in Wrightwood & near Cajon Pass, lifeline breaks at Cajon Pass, structural collapses in San Bernardino and San Fernando Valley.
EEW alert broadcast to greater Los Angeles area and high desert.
 
USGS-led coordination meeting at 9:10am PST via Microsoft Teams.
Click here to join the meeting or copy and paste this link into your browser:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_Y2Q2YWZjZTAtOTRmZS00NDM4LTg4ZjctNDY1Njc1Y2YyOGNj@thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22239e3c75-e693-4f3b-b6a6-10a8f931bb59%22%7d&anon=true&deeplinkId=58bae18b-8fc7-47df-a1be-e4401bf2a61b