Venice Beach Earthquake Rattles Los Angeles
From the archive: published Jan 24, 2009, 17 years ago. Details may have changed since.
A minor earthquake centered at Venice Beach rattled parts of Los Angeles Friday night but caused no damage.
The 3.4 magnitude quake hit at 7:42 p.m. local time with people from Inglewood to the Pacific Palisades feeling a slight rattle
The earthquake follows a 3.1-magnitude shake in the San Fernando Valley Thursday.
Authorities said that the quakes are a good reminder that Southern Californians should be prepared for major seismic activity.