Seismologists said the 6.4 earthquake that struck Southern California likely broke ground near the epicenter but was far enough away not to do damage in the Los Angeles area. Seismologist Lucy Jones said the quake was far enough away from the dangerous San Andreas fault “that any impact on the…
The largest earthquake in two decades rattled Southern California on Thursday morning, shaking communities from Las Vegas to Long Beach and ending a quiet period in the state’s seismic history. Striking at 10:33 a.m., the magnitude 6.4 temblor was centered about 125 miles northeast of Los Angeles…
San Francisco will spend up to $600,000 to paint over historical artwork at a public school depicting the life of George Washington, a mural once seen as educational and innovative but now criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native American people. The “Life of Washington”…
The Fourth of July Ridgecrest earthquake measured 6.4 magnitude. It was the strongest quake to hit Southern California in years, but it was actually significantly less powerful than some earlier temblors. That includes the 6.7 Northridge quake in 1994 (which was 2.8 times stronger than Thursday’s…
Did the ShakeAlertLA system fail to provide an earthquake early warning? Los Angeles residents were asking that question after Thursday’s earthquake that was felt throughout Southern California, when they didn’t get an early warning from the much-anticipated ShakeAlertLA app, released by the city…
As a 6.4 magnitude earthquake roared through the minute Kern County city of Ridgecrest Thursday, July 4, resident Jorge Toral said his house shook like Jell-O with just the slightest movement. “It felt like the house was going to collapse,” the 30-year-old father of three said a few hours after the initial quake. Reported at…
People celebrating Independence Day filled Orange County’s beaches to enjoy sunny weather in the mid-70s, and by late afternoon no major problems had been reported, according to several lifeguard agencies. “We were really busy, but all run-of-the-mill stuff,” said Ethan Balter, a lifeguard at San Onofre State Beach. “Just a good, busy Fourth of July.”…
Scouts carry a large American flag along Main Street in Huntington Beach during the 115th annual Fourth of July parade on Thursday morning, July 4, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) Evan Strand of Huntington Beach waves to the crowd as he makes his way along Main Street in Huntington Beach during the…
Los Angeles will lower the level at which earthquake warnings get sent to residents, city officials said after a 6.4 magnitude quake on Thursday morning, July 4, failed to trigger an alert. The early warning system did work, U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Robert Graves said during a televised news conference, in that it detected the…
Parents cheer on their young runners at the start of the quarter mile kids run, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park. Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer Nine-year-old Daytona Jones of Laguna Niguel gives her dog, 6-year-old Lacey, an Austrian Cattle Dog, a hug after she won the Most Patriotic Pooch award during the 41st…
