Earthquake in Los Angeles

An earthquake centered about one mile south of San Bernardino shook Southern California briefly at 7:50 pm on Thursday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Service and the Southern California Earthquake Center. At an estimated 4.5 magnitude.

The earthquake was felt in downtown Los Angeles, part of the High Desert, San Pedro and coastal areas and inland Orange County – but was felt as far south of San Diego. There were no immediate reports of damage, according to authorities.

“We felt the shock, but we have not had any reports of damage, however,” the captain Ty Harris, whose station was built over 50 years ago. ” Our building is quite old and is cinderblock, and it shook very well here, ” he said.

Closer to the origin of the earthquake, Cal State San Bernardino, Professor Dale Sechrest said, “the tremor lasted about 15 seconds and Everything fell from the shelves,”.

“Wow, we heard the sound of noise before the shock wave hit our house in Ontario,” a reader wrote in a forum in San Bernardino on Sunday.

The quake is low – but still strong – in Orange County. “We believe that here in Yorba Linda. The quake shook the house about 5-6 seconds. Nothing more, with the exception of a few earthquake shakes, but it is clear, “said one reader of The Times report earthquake board.

The USGS estimated that the first earthquake measured 5.0. But later was downgraded to 4.5.

Earthquake experts have long said San Bernardino is particularly vulnerable to a massive earthquake – possibly many times stronger than the earthquake on Thursday.

San Bernardino is located between two of the seismic faults that are most active in the state of San Andreas and San Jacinto. In addition, much of the city was built on a large pool of water.

Experts say this loose soil could liquefy in the event of a massive earthquake, causing buildings to topple. Since 2005, about 100 Unreinforced masonry buildings in the city lacked any kind of adjustment, according to city and state records.