A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck underneath the Los Angeles neighborhood of El Sereno on Monday morning, causing weak shaking throughout the Eastside and San Gabriel Valley. (USGS/TNS)LOS ANGELES — A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck underneath the Los Angeles neighborhood of El Sereno on Monday morning, causing weak shaking throughout the Eastside and San Gabriel Valley. A rupture of a small portion of the Puente Hills fault caused the magnitude 5.9 Whittier Narrows earthquake, which occurred on Oct. 1, 1987, with an epicenter in Rosemead. The Puente Hills thrust fault was only discovered in 1999. The 1987 earthquake caused caused serious damage on the campus of Cal State L.A. and at the freeway interchange of interstates 5 and 605.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 24, 2024 18:49 UTC