Very similar to a M4.0 Oct. 28, 2001 which was ~1 mile northwest and just about as deep.Compton M3.7: Why so deep? A magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattled parts of the Los Angeles area early Friday.The quake, initially calculated as magnitude 3.7, hit at 12:19 a.m. and its epicenter was near the intersection of Compton Boulevard and Alameda Street in Compton. But they can be felt over a broader area.The M3.7 in Compton is near but not on the Newport-Inglewood fault. - click ShakeMap Click on an earthquake on the above map for a zoomed-in view. A $4.5-million land deal, brokered by Portland-based environmental group Western Rivers Conservancy, will transfer a 1,199-acre parcel of wilderness along the Little Sur River to the tribe in the name of conservation and cultural resilience. 1/Compton M3.7: Deep quakes start in the good transmitting rocks and only has to pass through the absorbing rocks once. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Earthquake Risk Map. Rong-Gong Lin II is a metro reporter, specializing in covering statewide earthquake safety issues. It’s believed to be connected with the Rose Canyon fault system that continues into San Diego.Seismologist Lucy Jones said on Twitter that the quake was near but not directly on that fault.Jones said the quake was quite deep — about 15 miles under the ground surface; most quakes in the L.A. Basin are about 9 miles deep.Generally speaking, relatively deeper quakes are felt less intensely at the surface. Map shows the intensity of the quake that struck near Los Angeles shortly after midnight Friday. There was one aftershock.The initial earthquake occurred less than a mile from Willowbrook and East Rancho Dominguez, and one mile from Lynwood and Long Beach.In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Experts expect a jump in preventable diseases after the pandemic eases.Travelers are finding many public restrooms closed these days, due to the pandemic. A magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattled parts of the Los Angeles area early Friday. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
So they are felt farther awayThe intensity of Friday’s quake is not enough for significant structural damage to be expected.The magnitude of the earthquake is too low for it to activate computer systems that would push out an earthquake early warning alert through the ShakeAlertLA or MyShake apps, which require a minimum earthquake magnitude of 4.5.
This is at the boundary between the part of the crust that is brittle (can break in quakes) and the hotter, ductile rocks that bend. An amphibious assault vehicle carrying 15 Marines and one Navy sailor began to take on water during a training exercise, the Marine Corps says.Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions.
In the metropolitan Los Angeles area, every type of fault is present. Both UCLA and USC have reported over 150 positive cases. REQ2 - New version of Recent Earthquakes Map that uses Google Maps Did you feel it? This includes blind thrust faults, like the quake along the Raymond fault that destroyed homes in Northridge in 1994. It even shows liquefaction zones, or areas where the ground may act more like a liquid than a solid in the event of an earthquake. Officials believe most of the workers contracted coronavirus in the community, not at the Costco sites. It was also very deep (15 miles) so no one was really close to it.