Los Angeles, California Experience 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake with Hundreds of Aftershocks Hit the Night

By Jobs & Hire Staff Reporter | Mar 29, 2014 05:18 PM EDT

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Friday night, The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 5.1 magnitude earthquake at 9:09 pm, throughout southern California, specifically centered in Orange County. The earthquake was also felt as far as San Diego and Ventura County.

According to sources, no serious injuries were caused by the natural disaster that hit Los Angeles. No reports of major structural damages was also recorded, although around 50 people were displaced. Some citizens tweeted signs of rock slide, gas leaks, main water line breaks, and broken glasses around the epicenter.

The Los Angeles Fire Department informed the public that they are closing the end of their 12-hour "earthquake mode" on Saturday. The department also accounted casualties caused by the earthquake and concluded that no significant damages happened across 470 square miles.

The United States Geological Survey is also constantly recording a number of aftershocks that are still experienced throughout the area. A huge respondent of citizens felt the earthquake even if it was not so much of a big event, which was a little unusual, a U.S. Geological Survey physicist advised.

Public safety officials were in high alert, prompting inspections thought the region. Railways, bridges, dams, and infrastructure systems were inspected for signs of damage. Saturday Morning, The Brea Police Department also recorded an accident, a person suffered minor injuries, caused by a rock slide that overturn a car. The Red Cross also opened up a shelter for the residents hit by the earthquake, at the La Habra Community Center.

The U.S. Geological Survey investigations states that the 5.1 magnitude earthquake happened along the Puente Hills thrust fault, which also was responsible for the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, expanding throughout San Gabriel Valley to downtown Los Angeles.

The last recorded major earthquake that devastated Southern California, was a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in 1994.The Northbridge earthquake estimated a $25 billion damage, killing a handful of people during that time.

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