Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Hits Southern California Near Highland Park – Pasadena Star News

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Southern California on Monday afternoon, August 12, with its epicenter near Highland Park.

The U.S. Geological Survey rated the quake that struck just after noon as “strong” with the potential for minor damage, with some of the strongest shaking occurring near East Los Angeles.

Residents as far away as Rancho Cucamonga, Newport Beach and Victorville reported feeling the quake. In some places, the quake lasted for a few seconds. In the Pasadena area, there were rapid, violent aftershocks.

The source of the quake is not yet clear, according to experts. Possible causes include the fault system in the Bounty Hills.

“The earthquake was widely felt,” said Susan Hu, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena.

The USGS has received about 20,000 reports from people who felt the quake, she said during an online news conference held Monday afternoon.

I estimated that the earthquake was strong enough to knock things off the shelf.

In Pasadena, a water pipe broke in front of City Hall, triggering an alarm, city spokeswoman Lisa Deririan said, and employees were evacuated.

She said the water was cut off after about 45 minutes.

An employee was stuck in the elevator and was helped by firefighters.

Pasadena Police Lt. Matt Campo said the police station was shaken, prompting the department to implement its normal protocol, which includes moving police vehicles out of the parking structure and checking the building.

The earthquake appears to be a shallow fault, like the M5.9 Whittier Narrows fault of 1987. The images show us several faults stacked on top of each other, none of which are visible on the surface. These faults are called the Bounty Hills fault and the Elysian Park fault.

— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) August 12, 2024

The quake caused tension in the office building on Colorado Avenue in Pasadena that houses WeWork's headquarters, and tenants briefly evacuated their offices.

“It felt like a big earthquake,” said Mimi Chacon, who was with her colleagues on the third floor. “It felt like a car hit the building…

“It seems like you should be used to this, but I'm not,” Chacon said.

“We felt the earthquake here at headquarters. It shook everyone,” said Los Angeles Fire Chief Eric Scott.

“When the ground shakes in Los Angeles, we have firefighters at all 106 fire stations in the neighborhoods doing a complete and strategic sweep of the area,” Scott said.

He added that firefighters are leaving their headquarters and checking power lines, highway bridges, residential buildings and playgrounds.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tweeted that the Los Angeles Fire Department had not identified any damage in the city.

This was another in a series of moderate earthquakes that have struck Southern California recently.

Just five days earlier, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Lamont, followed by a 4.4 magnitude aftershock. On July 29, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Barstow.

Originally published: August 12, 2024 at 12:36 PM

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