Los Angeles Earthquake - On Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 3.5 earthquake shook the Baldwin Hills section of Los Angeles. Residents on social media described the recent Los Angeles earthquake as a "quick jolt."
The Los Angeles earthquake was reported to have occurred at 9:17 p.m. Pacific time, at a depth of 6 miles. On the same day at 4:35 p.m., a smaller quake which measured 2.5 magnitude also hit the same area, reported the Daily Mail. This smaller Los Angeles earthquake was a foreshock that generally preceding larger seismic activity.
At 10:37 p.m., a 1.3 magnitude afterschock occurred as well, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Fortunately, there were no immediate reports of injuries or damages after either Los Angeles earthquakes.
Further detail on the recent Los Angeles earthquake was that the center of the temblor was at the southwest of View Park and Windsor Hills. These are adjoining neighborhoods in the Baldwin Hills, a mostly unincorporated area near Inglewood, Calif., according to the USGS.
The Los Angeles earthquake was felt in a neighborhood north of Los Angeles International, with residents saying the ground began moving and then the single strong jolt came. In nearby Culver City, others felt the quake saying they felt two distinct jolts.
However, the joltwas clearly small. According to residents in southern Orange County or Hollywood, they didn't feel the Los Angeles earthquakes, reported USA Today.
As with other quakes as of late, some speculated on social media that the Los Angeles earthquake was due to the heavy drilling in the area because of the proximity of the quakes to the oil fields.
However, a USGS seismologist named Dr. Lucy Jones wrote on Twitter that the Los Angeles earthquake occurred near the Newport-Inglewood fault, at a depth "way below the oil fields."
"The focal mechanism matches the Newport Inglewood fault which was producing [earthquakes] long before we were pumping oil," Jones continued.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the Los Angeles earthquake by reportedly going earthquake mode. Firefighters fanned out across the city to survey for possible damage. Crews from all 106 LAFD stations alsoinspected strategic areas across 470 square miles of the city.
Fortunately, the Los Angeles earthquake did no damage to any area, according to fire department spokesman Shawn Lenske.
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