Los Angeles Earthquake-magnitude 4.4

Posted by sri on March 16th, 2010 in India | Comments Off

On Tuesday morning around 4:04 am, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 was recorded on the east of Downtown Los Angeles, across Southern California.

Capt. Steve Ruda, Los Angeles Fire Department, said, ‘All is calm in the city of Los Angeles’. There were no injuries or damages.

California Highway Patrol got reports and details of the 10 foot stretch of concrete in a center lane of southbound Interstate 5 south of Downtown in the Downey area. This was recorded almost after an hour from the quake occurred.

The following details of the quake were provided by USGS:

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 13:54:27 UTC.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 06:54:27 AM at epicenter.

Depth: 16.8 km (10.4 miles).

Region: Southern California.