A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck the eastern Los Angeles area Tuesday afternoon, two days after a magnitude 3.4 temblor hit nearby. The latest quake struck at 3:05 p.m., with an epicenter about a block north of El Sereno Elementary School, in the Los Angeles neighborhood of El Sereno, beneath Elephant Hill Open Space. The Raymond fault caused the magnitude 4.9 Pasadena earthquake in 1988, one that literally threw seismologist Lucy Jones out of bed. Scientists suspect the last time the Raymond fault produced an earthquake of magnitude 6 or above was 1,000 to 2,000 years ago. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 05, 2024 04:57 UTC