Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Hits Southern California

A small earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit on Monday afternoon in Southern California, specifically in the densely populated Highland Park area of East Los Angeles, about three miles from Golovin, South Pasadena. According to the US Geological Survey, the scale, originally a 4.6 magnitude quake, later adjusted the rating. The tremor was recorded at a shallow depth of 7.5 miles, making it a massive eruption in the wider area. Only one police station received several calls of objects falling from shelves but no serious reports, indicating the light nature of the earthquake and no building shaking.

The Los Angeles Police Department has sent warnings to citizens that the earthquake may be followed by aftershocks. The quake was detected across Los Angeles County and as far south as San Diego to Palm Springs east. Pipestone reports software shaking in the southern San Joaquin Valley, about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles:

The Earthquake comes on the first day of the Los Angeles Unified School District school year, but we run to safety.

At the time of the earthquake, Bill Melugin, a journalist with the KTTV TV station, in an elementary building at John Marshall High School, at Los Feliz You evacuated to inspect the building for any damage, but it was not possible to determine it right away. This quake serves as a reminder of the triggering region to prepare for earthquakes. Nevertheless, the National Weather Service said a tsunami was not in sight.