Lopez Point, to be exact, which is just barely north of Lucia. Woke our friend Avis up at 5 am this morning!

Here is the link: earthquake at Lopez Point
Magnitude
3.9
Date-Time
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 11:56:50 UTC
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 04:56:50 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.071°N, 121.624°W
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Distances
8 km (5 miles) NW (318°) from Lopez Point, CA

Lucia has enough slide problems without the stress of added earthquakes!

bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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  • The news of the quake surprised me because I felt nothing this morning. However I hadn't had my mug of jo yet & wasn't fully awake. Hope the quake didn't cause anymore slide damage?

  • Slides, road closures,earthquakes, what next? Was there any reportable damage by CalTrans? They've been wowrking in that area for a long time. Hold on Big Sur! I miss you terribly.

  • Felt it in Monterey. If not for Buddah sized belly laughs from my favorite grid-sitter up on the Oregon Coast yesterday, may have been a doozy. The stress points on this East side of the Pacific plate up in Washington/Oregon are holding surprisingly well considering the Japan Earh shift. Guess we all gotta roll with it

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