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Southern California Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles | Weather.com
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Southern California was jolted Tuesday evening as an earthquake shook the Los Angeles area, and dozens of aftershocks followed.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the main earthquake was a magnitude 5.2 that struck at 9:09 p.m. local time (12:09 a.m. EDT Wednesday). The epicenter was in Kern County, near the town of Maricopa, which is located about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
There were no immediate reports of any structural damage. Authorities in Los Angeles and other affected communities were checking for any damage to infrastructure.
In a series of posts to X, formerly known as Twitter, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones said there’s a very small chance of a larger earthquake coming after the 5.2 tremor.
The earthquake was felt at Dodger Stadium in the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, but the quake garnered no discernable reaction from the crowd.
The Kern County Fire Department said in a social media post that firefighters in the area would survey their districts.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.