Monday, August 12, 2024 - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 hit Southern California Monday afternoon, sending shockwaves that were felt across the region.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake,
which was initially reported as magnitude 4.7, struck around 12:20 p.m. about
2.5 miles south, southeast of Highland Park near Los Angeles’ Chinatown
neighbourhood.
The earthquake struck at a depth of 7.5 miles and hundreds
of people across the greater Los Angeles area reported feeling shaking,
according to the USGS “Felt Report.”
The temblor was felt from L.A.’s westside to the Inland
Empire and beyond, according to KTLA viewers.
In Hollywood, KTLA’s Glen Walker said the “whole building
was shaking pretty good.” He added that the station’s engineering team was
inspecting the building and “checking things out.”
The Los Angeles Fire Department went into “earthquake mode”
after the shaking subsided, with fire personnel from all of the 106 LAFD
neighbourhood stations deployed to survey their districts in search of damage
to critical infrastructure or “areas of local concern.”
That process remained active as of 1:45 p.m., with no
significant infrastructure damage yet identified within the LAFD service area.
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