A 3.2 magnitude rumble reportedly occurred Friday morning at 1:25 a.m. Pacific time (9:45 a.m. GMT) at a depth of 7.5 miles (12 kilometers).
Its epicenter was near the West Athens community in South Los Angeles.
Over the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby, according to Los Angeles Times.
M3.2 #earthquake 9mi SSW of #LosAngeles, CA at 01:25am. 0mi N of West Athens, California — https://t.co/KQztDLcmOH pic.twitter.com/3Tkkl5OuoN
— LA Earthquakes (@LA_Earthquakes) 10 ноября 2017 г.
Locals reported feeling the tremor.
#LAQuake Wow that was quite a little jolt down here in south central L.A.
— Christian Clarke (@cctaximan) 10 ноября 2017 г.
#LAQuake Wow that was quite a little jolt down here in south central L.A.
— Christian Clarke (@cctaximan) 10 ноября 2017 г.
Pretty sure my apartment shook 1 minute ago#LAQuake
— Andrew Searles (@andrewsearles) 10 ноября 2017 г.
Some even said they were woken up by the quake.
Nothing like a good #earthquake to wake you up at 1:30 am. Wow.
— Karla (@runoneaglewings) 10 ноября 2017 г.
Shallow tremors are not unusual in the area, and for many they are a reminder of a deadly quake that hit Los Angeles in January 1994.
Earthquake culture in LA:
— lil intimacy issues 🦋 (@SimoneMariposa) 10 ноября 2017 г.
“Am I trippin or was that an earthquake?”
“Strong tremor over here.”
“Big shake here in Long Beach.”
“Nice little jolt in DTLA.”
“Did anyone else feel that quake?”
“Felt it here.”
“The big one’s coming.”
Honestly thought it was gonna be the big one 😦😯
— Cinthia Gomez (@Its_Cinthia) 10 ноября 2017 г.
I felt a brief shake followed by a stronger one
— Steven (@StevElation) 10 ноября 2017 г.
Same, I jumped out of bed and woke everyone up just in case. I still remember the 94 quake 😓
— scott (@4thandspring) 10 ноября 2017 г.
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake was also reported on Thursday near Anza, California, some 140 miles from Los Angeles.
