An earthquake has rocked Los Angeles and Ventura County, rattling apartment buildings The earthquake struck at 5.44 pm, nine kilometers northwest of Santa Paula, California, according to TheSun.
The earthquake struck at a depth of 16.1 miles. It was originally recorded as having a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale but this was later amended to 4.0. Just three hours later, at 8.44 pm – a 3.1 aftershock was reported in the same area.
Tremors were felt around Los Angeles County as well as part of Orange County. The shake could be felt as far north as Santa Barbara and Bakersfield and as far south as Laguna Niguel, although damage in those areas was not reported.
A similar-sized quake struck the same area on Feb. 10, the Star reported. Both quakes were considered “very deep” for the Southern California region, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones wrote in a Twitter message Saturday’s shaking was felt as far south as Long Beach and as far west as Santa Barbara, the FOX 11 report said.
