Los Angeles shaken by a small earthquake of 4.4 magnitude
March 17th, 2010 - 2:18 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt ( Leave a comment )Los Angeles, Mar 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States Geological Survey said that Los Angeles had witnessed a small earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale. The earthquake shook the region, at around 4am local time, or 7 are Eastern Time. It happened around 10 miles east of Los Angeles. It was said to be a shallow earthquake, as the depth of the earthquake was measured by the United Stares Geological Survey, to be around 11 miles.
The USGS also divulged that people felt the impact of the earthquake from San Diego to Santa Clarita. There have been no reports of casualties or any damage to property, as the earthquake was a small one. However the county’s fire and rescue officials are still not taking things easy, and they are doing their job diligently, and surveying the area to make sure, that there are no earthquake victims who need their help.
Besides the Los Angeles earthquake, another earthquake was reported in Bandon, Oregon on the 15th of March. It was reported to be 4.6 on the Richter scale. Bandon is a small town in Oregon with just 2800 people living there. As the magnitude of the Bandon earthquake was also less, so no casualties and damages to property were reported from there too.
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