Possible precursor quake storm in LA

Is this a precursor to something bigger:

MAG DATE UTC-TIME LAT LON DEPTH region
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km

map 4.4 2005/01/06 14:35:27 34.125 -117.438 4.2 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
map 3.3 2005/01/06 14:22:38 34.114 -117.435 4.5 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
map 2.5 2005/01/06 12:32:45 34.126 -117.441 2.2 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
map 3.6 2005/01/06 12:11:29 34.118 -117.437 4.6 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
map 2.5 2005/01/06 12:11:13 34.122 -117.440 2.8 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Thoughts, comments....

Osiris

[edit: that should be quake swarm.. that'll teach me to type and talk at the same time]

[edit on 6-1-2005 by otlg27]

Regular smaller quakes are a good thing. Large quakes often occur due to a large build up of pressure. Regular quakes like this indicate that the pressures are being released, thus no build up, and likely no larger Earthquake in the very near future.

Lukefj

EDIT: I won't feed this post. OSIRIS, if you know the answer why ask the question? Perhaps provide your own views as to wether you believe these are "fore-shocks" or not before you cut down others responses to your question.

[edit on 6-1-2005 by Lukefj]

Originally posted by Lukefj
Regular smaller quakes are a good thing. Large quakes often occur due to a large build up of pressure. Regular quakes like this indicate that the pressures are being released, thus no build up, and likely no larger Earthquake in the very near future.

Lukefj

I'm aware of that.. but a swarm like that can also be a set of for-shocks.

Osiris

Today there was a 5.2. It was 225 miles south of CA, but notice it was directly on the plate boundry that rides up through the state, kind of like the precursor to the Indonesian quake that ocurred south of Australia. Probably nothing, but who knows?

Originally posted by dangermouse
Today there was a 5.2. It was 225 miles south of CA, but notice it was directly on the plate boundry that rides up through the state, kind of like the precursor to the Indonesian quake that ocurred south of Australia. Probably nothing, but who knows?

There was also a 5.7 about 5 miles away from the 5.2 as well.

Osiris