Waking up Los Angeles by Claudia Sonea

A light earthquake hit Los Angeles and wake up city's residents making them more alert to future phenomenon. According to officials and reporters there were no damages. U.S. Geological Survey states in a preliminary report that the quake had a magnitude of 4.5 on the Moment Magnitude scale and struck at 00:58 am about 4 miles northwest of Chatsworth. It was felt 100 kilometers away. Except some burglar reports and car alarms in Chatsworth, Brian Humphrey, spokesman of the Los Angeles Fire Department, there were no injuries or significant damage. Kate Hutton, a local seismologist, in a statement to Fox 11 television news, said that this type of mild earthquake makes people realize they need to be prepared for the big ones. California is supposed to be hit by a major earthquake because the movements in the nearby San Andreas fault, very close to Los Angeles. It takes place every 150 years and the last time was in 1857. Near Chatsworth, in Northridge, a 6.7 magnitude quake killed around 72 people, injured around 10,000 and made damage worth 12.5 billion dollars, in January 1994. The residents spoke about what happened revealing that before the shakes there was a strong jolt, then were two aftershocks. Some pictures fell of the walls, some items fell of shelves, but mostly there was no harm done. Despite the alarms, no robbery was done and no lives were lost. It does make you think you can not fool around with nature. Wildfires, floods, earthquakes, I wonder will happen next. USA is under weather assault, but hopefully the sun will shine again. Surf on and enjoy!

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