2.5 Quake Classified as ‘Random’ by Caltech
A small earthquake rattled the West Los Angeles area Monday night, but it went virtually unnoticed, authorities said.
The quake occurred about 8:46 p.m. and measured 2.5 on the Richter scale. It was centered four miles south-southwest of the Civic Center. Heidi Aspaturian, a spokeswoman for Caltech Seismology Laboratory in Pasadena, said the shaker was not related to a series of quakes in the Ontario area over the past month.
“Seismologists are referring to it as one of those random small quakes that occur in the Los Angeles basin from time to time,” she said. Police in West Los Angeles reported receiving one inquiry about the quake, and the Marina del Rey sheriff’s station received two calls.
No injuries or damage were reported.
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