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Small earthquake rattles Los Angeles

Duncan Riley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:17:29 +0000

A 3.2 earthquake with an epicenter 18 km (11.2 miles) below the Los Angeles International Airport rattled surrounding areas Monday evening (July 13) at 9:14pm local time.

There are no reports of damage although officials at the airport did inspect the runway as a precaution.

Twitter users noted that the earthquake lasted for around 5 seconds and was not dissimilar to a large truck driving past. The quake was felt in the general Los Angeles area as far as Long Beach to the South and Santa Monica to the North.

Small Earthquake Hits Los Angeles

Duncan Riley — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:14:41 +0000

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook Los Angeles and surrounding areas at 7:50pm local time Thursday.

The quake was centered about a mile south of San Bernardino, and was felt across Los Angeles, San Pedro and Orange County.

There were no reports of damage or injuries.

Experts claim that Los Angeles is due for a large quake after a long stretch of relative quietness. A 5.4 quake shook Los Angeles is July 2008, the largest quake in 14 years.

More if we have it.

Earthquake strikes Southern California

Duncan Riley — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:58:00 +0000

A mild earthquake shook South California Friday night local time.

The 5.1 magnitude quake was felt across Southern California and in to parts of Nevada and Arizona. The quake epicenter was outside Ludlow on Interstate 40 in San Bernardino County, about 120 miles east of Los Angeles.

The quake is the second one above a magnitude-5.0 to hit Southern California this year following a 5.3 quake in July.

At the time of writing there were no reports of damage, although emergency services did receive a number of calls, most from people wanting to confirm the quake.