In Los Angeles, 150 miles away, offices in skyscrapers rocked for at least 30 seconds. Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles fire department said more than 1,000 firefighters were mobilized. Late last year, the city of Los Angeles released a mobile app intended to provide ShakeAlert warnings within Los Angeles county. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Volunteers assist with cleanup at a library following the California earthquake. Photograph: Jessica Weston/APAlthough Thursday’s quake was well above magnitude 5, the expected shaking for the Los Angeles area was level 3, de Groot said.

Source: The Guardian July 05, 2019 23:38 UTC