Massive aftershocks were reported Friday after a magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck the mountains east of Los Angeles.
The earthquake was centered in the San Bernardino County community of Little Creek, located in the San Gabriel Mountains about 60 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. Initially the intensity of the earthquake was reported to be 4.6, but it was later reduced to 4.2.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Shaking was reported across a wide area, including Long Beach, Carson, parts of the San Fernando Valley, Riverside, San Bernardino and parts of Orange County.
where the earthquake was centered near San Andreas and San Jacinto earthquake faults Come together.
The area was the site of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in 1970. The main earthquake occurred 20 minutes after the 4.1 magnitude aftershock. The tremors shut down a radio station and triggered landslides and rockfalls that blocked roads.
The devastating magnitude-6.5 San Fernando earthquake (aka Sylmar earthquake) occurred five months later.
