4.4 earthquake hits LA County, shakes buildings and rattles nerves across SoCal

magnitude 4.4 earthquake shakes Los Angeles a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred in Los Angeles at 12:20 p.m. PT according to the US Geological Survey the notable Quake had an initial reported intensity of 4.7 but has since been revised down to 4.4 the agency said the shallow Quake was only 7.5 M deep and directly under the populated areas of Los Angeles so was like felt widely despite the relatively modest intensity other recent earthquakes in the area include a magnitude 4.9 Quake on July 29th near barow and a magnitude 5.2 timbler last Tuesday near Bakersfield Monday's shaking had the Los Angeles Fire Department in earthquake mode with Crews at 106 fire stations doing surveys of their districts there were no immediate reports of injuries or structural damage the department said Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell said thankfully no major damages or road closures were reported due to the earthquake supervisor Katherine Barger use the opportunity to remind residents to be prepared I want to remind LA County residents who are feeling jittery after today's Quake to visit ready LA County gov you'll find helpful tips and information on how to prepare and be ready for earthquake Quakes and any other Hazard that can impact our County she said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 hit Southern California Monday afternoon sending shock waves that were felt across the region according to the US Geological Survey the Quake which was initially reported as magnitude 4.7 struck around 1220 p.m. about 2.5 mil South southeast of Highland Park near Los Angeles's Chinatown neighborhood the earthquake struck at a depth of 7.5 miles and hundreds of people across the Greater Los Angeles area reported feeling shaking according to the USGS felt report the timbler was felt from LA's west side to the Inland Empire and Beyond according to KTLA viewers I a a I I I I I I I that I