- The earthquake struck at 8:27 a.m. 12 miles offshore from the city of Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles County.
- Residents as far away as Santa Clarita, San Bernardino, Temecula, Mission Viejo and Catalina Island reported shaking
- It comes after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Japan – that seismic activity was 100,000 times greater than the magnitude 4.1 earthquake near LA
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Los Angeles on New Year's Day.
In a rude awakening for hungover revelers, the earthquake struck at 8:27 a.m. 12 miles offshore from the Los Angeles County city of Rancho Palos Verdes.
The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.3, but that was later downgraded to 4.1 by the US Geological Survey.
The shaking of the quake, which had a depth of more than seven miles, was felt throughout the country. Residents as far away as Santa Clarita, San Bernardino, Temecula, Mission Viejo and Catalina Island reported shaking.
It comes after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Japan – that seismic activity was 100,000 times greater than the magnitude 4.1 earthquake near LA.
The earthquake struck at 8:27 a.m. 12 miles offshore from the city of Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles County.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage in California.
The offshore tremors were “far too small to even speak of tsunamis,” said seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones on X.
There has been at least one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater in the area in the past 10 days.
There are an average of five earthquakes per year in the greater LA region, with magnitudes between 4.0 and 5.0.