4.0 quake hits the South Bay [Updated]

 

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Updated at 6 p.m.: The earthquake has been downgraded to a magnitude 4.0. 

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck this afternoon about two miles north of Hawthorne, close to the epicenter of Sunday's 4.7 temblor.

It's unclear whether the quake was an aftershock of the Sunday quake, which caused minor damage in the South Bay.

The quake erupted about 7.5 miles below the surface, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Updated at 4:20 p.m.:There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, but the quake rattled nerves of some South Bay residents who felt it strongest. The Los Angeles Fire Department went on alert, but spokesman Brian Humphrey said via Twitter that the department found no evidence of injuries or fires.

The epicenters of both quakes are located east of Los Angeles International Airport and south of Hollywood Park. The epicenter of this afternoon’s earthquake is about 3,500 feet southeast of Sunday’s. The epicenter was at West 112th Street and South Lemoli Avenue  near West Imperial Highway and Crenshaw Boulevard.

Officials at Caltech said today's quake was an aftershock of Sunday's quake.

--Andrew Blankstein, Rong-Gong Lin II and Jia-Rui Chong

Check out L.A. Times quake map.

Comments

[c]

Felt it in Irvine. Lasted only about 2 secs, was very mild shaking.

[Big Donger]

Wow that was strong. We are in Long Beach and felt it.

[bill]

i felt it! ktown / mid-wilshire

[Chris]

I was sitting in my office in Irvine. I heard the windows shift (as they usually do when they heat up in the morning or cool in the evening), and then i just felt a gentle wiggle.

I was grading a student's paper at the time, so I didn't even react until after I was grading, when I looked up and said, "I think I felt an earthquake."

[Happy4LA]

I felt it in the SGV. A quick jolt, pretty loud.

[Andre]

Yes, on the 5th floor of our office building in Tarzana, CA.

[PanoramaTrip]

i felt it here at work in carson. for me, it only felt like one jolt for 1-2 seconds and that was it.

[ashley]

Yes. Felt it in Westchester/Playa del Rey area.

[Joyce]

Are the latest earthquakes we've been experiencing a precursor to the big one the Geological people have been talking about?

[xtro]

felt it here in Palos Verdes, lasted about 5 seconds, i was gently surfing for a while.

[txiki]

Definetly felt it!!! I work in Paramount, and we felt it here! This is starting to be scary!

[Suzanne Oliva]

Yes, we felt it. We are in AT&T Building in LA on 12th & Olive.

[John C.]

The whole building in Carson shook just like last Sunday.
It seemed like lasted longer than the one before.

[Abe]

Felt it pretty good; I'm in a high rise in downtown, so you know we were swaying for quite awhile here. Pretty unnerving at first but when the shaking didn't escalate any further I calmed down.

[marina chavez]

i felt very slightly it in silver lake!

[Mary]

I work at UCLA and I felt it. This one did not feel as bad as the one on Sunday.

[jay jay]

i felt it. it was a smooth one. downtown la

[Sarah]

Felt it in Los Feliz. A weak jolt and then some long-ish lasting waves.

[ben]

felt it at 90036 - park la brea apts

[Nancy]

Felt the earthquate at around 3:50 in Santa Monica, on the 3rd street promenade.

it was a loooooonnnnnngggg one !

[Christian Smythe]

I felt it on the 12th floor of a building right off the 405 at Howard Hughes, not far from the epicenter. It gave us a good shake for a few seconds. Also, we've felt a few aftershocks.

[drew]

Felt it in Seal Beach near the 405 freeway...

mother nature is at it again. ;)

[Vincent Gonzalez]

Didn't really feel much but it did sound like a bomb went off.
Currently at work in El Segundo.

[Coleman]

Felt the tremble in Westchester. Not as long or as strong as Sunday evening, but I never get used to them. Is this a sign of things to come.

[Liz Adler]

Felt it very close in Westchester. Shook for about 3 seconds.