A 4.5 magnitude tremor was reported Friday night in the southern city of El Monte, very close to Los Angeles, and shook the area.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or material damage, but it was felt in the region
, including in the city of San Diego, according to reports from the United States Geological Survey, which hours later reduced it by one degree, after initial reports that there was been 4.6 and about 11 miles deep.
[The probability of a destructive earthquake in California in the next year has multiplied by three ... or by 100, according to a study]
Seismologist Lucy Jones explained on Twitter that
the epicenter was not far from that of the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake
, which was much more powerful, had a magnitude of 5.9 and caused at least eight deaths and more than $ 200 million in property damage. .
Local media such as the Los Angeles Times reported that agents from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department conducted searches at critical locations in the area.
The Police Department urged residents to call 911 to report emergencies, but they said they had not received reports of damage.
Very close to the epicenter, in south Pasadena, the quake shook hard and was followed by an aftershock.
Although many walls and shelves were moved in the houses, they did not lose electricity.
With information from the LA Times and AP
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