4.5-Magnitude Quake Jolts Southern California

eFLUX MEDIA

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was reportedly felt in southern California and struck about a mile south of San Bernardino (about 55 miles east of Los Angeles) on Thursday evening. Fortunately, no major damages or injuries were caused, local authorities said.

The tremor, which initially measured 5.0 degrees on the Richter scale, struck at 7:50 p.m. (10:50 p.m. ET) and was also felt in downtown Los Angeles, parts of the High Desert, San Pedro and coastal and inland Orange County. The “hard jolt” lasted for about five to eight seconds and caused some minor cracks in the concrete, according to San Bernardino Fire Department spokesman Steve Tracy, quoted by The Los Angeles Times.