4.4 magnitude earthquake rattles Los Angeles and beyond

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 deed Southern California Monday afternoon, sending shockwaves that were felt crossed the region.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake, which was initially reported arsenic magnitude 4.7, struck astir 12:20 p.m. astir 2.5 miles south, southeast of Highland Park adjacent Chinatown.

The earthquake struck astatine a extent of 7.5 miles and hundreds of radical crossed the greater Los Angeles country reported feeling shaking, according to the USGS "Felt Report."

The temblor was felt from L.A.'s westside to the Inland Empire and beyond, according to KTLA viewers.

In Hollywood, KTLA's Glen Walker said the "whole gathering was shaking beauteous good." He added that the station's engineering squad was inspecting the gathering and "checking things out."

The Los Angeles Fire Department went into "earthquake mode" aft the shaking subsided. That means occurrence unit from each of the 106 LAFD vicinity stations volition behaviour a survey of their districts successful hunt of harm to section infrastructure oregon "areas of section concern."

That process was expected to instrumentality astir an hour, LAFD officials said.

Margaret Stewart of the LAFD told KTLA determination had not been immoderate "reports of extended harm anywhere."

The National Weather Service said the U.S. Tsunami Warning System was not triggered and determination was nary menace of tsunami owed to Monday's quake.

This is simply a processing story. Stay with KTLA 5 News for updates.

Thousands of earthquakes are recorded successful California each year, but the immense bulk are highly minor. Several 100 scope a magnitude of 3.0, and lone astir 15 to 20 are greater than magnitude 4.0, according to the USGS.   

In North America, lone Alaska records much quakes per twelvemonth than California. 

What to bash successful an earthquake

During an earthquake, it’s important to cognize the due steps to support yourself and minimize injury. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) provides elaborate guidelines connected what to bash during specified events. Here are the cardinal points:

Drop, Cover, and Hold On:

Drop: Immediately driblet down onto your hands and knees. This presumption prevents you from being knocked implicit and allows you to enactment debased and crawl to information if necessary.

Cover: Use 1 limb to support your caput and neck, and if possible, instrumentality structure nether a sturdy array oregon desk. If nary structure is available, get down adjacent to an interior partition distant from windows. Stay connected your knees and crook implicit to support captious organs.

Hold On: Hold connected to your structure until the shaking stops. Be prepared to determination with your structure if it shifts.