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A strong earthquake struck close to Los Angeles, California on Monday afternoon, shaking properties and startling residents for miles.
The 4.4 magnitude quake’s epicentre hit close to Highland Park, a neighbourhood in Los Angeles County not removed from the well-known Hollywood signal and the Griffith Observatory, at round 12:20 PST (20:20 BST), in line with the US Geological Survey.
It was felt in close by cities Pasadena and Glendale, and all the way in which to the shoreline in areas like Manhattan Beach and El Segundo.
There was no tsunami warning from the quake, the USGS stated.
Officials throughout the state are monitoring for harm or accidents however up to now, none had been reported.
The Los Angeles Fire Department stated crews from town’s 106 fireplace stations have been doing an entire survey of the Greater Los Angeles space for structural harm or different points.
The earthquake was first estimated as a 4.7 magnitude, however was later downgraded to a 4.4 magnitude by the US Geological Survey.
The space has seen a number of magnitude 4 and 5 earthquakes in latest weeks, together with in Grapevine and Bakersfield, California final week.
