Earthquake Rattles Los Angeles Near Infamous Fault

LOS ANGELES, CA — A magnitude 3.7 earthquake rattled Los Angeles early Friday morning at 12:19 a.m. Its was epicenter in Compton, perilously close to the a fault that ruptured decades ago and caused extensive damage and more than 100 deaths.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was just over 15 miles deep. The quake struck about 1.5 miles west of East Rancho Dominguez and southwest of Lynwood, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It was felt across the Los Angeles region as well as parts of northern Orange County. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Within minutes more than 100 people reported feeling the shaking to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The intensity of the shaking wasn't strong enough to set off the city's early warning system, ShakeAlertLA, so residents did not receive a warning, which calculated that light shaking was felt in Compton, Lynwood, Gardena, Willowbrook, Lakewood and northern Long Beach.

Weaker shaking was likely felt throughout the Los Angeles Basin and the San Gabriel Valley. Homes in Burbank and Rowland Heights shuddered, according to the geological survey.

Officials did not immediately identify the fault line responsible for the quake but said the epicenter was about two miles from a mapped strand of the Newport-Inglewood fault. Fault lines responsible for past quakes in the area include the Compton thrust fault and the Newport-Inglewood fault, which ruptured in 1933, killing 120 people.

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