An earthquake measuring 5.2 struck on Tuesday night near Bakersfield, California, causing frayed nerves across Southern California.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the temblor occurred at 9:09 p.m. PT on Aug. 6.
The epicenter of the quake was in a small town called Lamont, about 90 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. The shaking was felt as far north as Fresno and as far south as Long Beach and Orange County.
People on social media reported feeling shaking and rolling.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department said in an advisory: “Pursuant to protocol, the LAFD is now in earthquake mode, as personnel from all 106 neighborhood fire stations conduct a strategic survey by land, air and sea of their districts, examining critical infrastructure and areas of local concern across our 470 square mile city of Los Angeles jurisdiction.”
About an hour after the quake struck, the LAFD announced that the survey was complete and “no significant infrastructure damage or injuries have been noted within the city of Los Angeles.”
Seconds before the earthquake began, many residents received an emergency “shake alert” on their mobile phones telling them to “Drop, Cover, Hold On. Protect Yourself.”
The technology is new and local news station ABC7 reports, “The system is designed to detect quakes at their epicenter and send out electronic warnings faster than the shaking can radiate outward through the ground.”
Several people posted about the alerts on X.
Wow!!! Just had an #Earthquake here in Los Angeles and actually got a warning about it about 10 seconds before it happened on my phone. Never got that kind of alert before! ? pic.twitter.com/SSSikinhUG
— LYNN CAREY SAYLOR (@LynnCareySaylor) August 7, 2024
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