How much damage have the recent earthquakes in California caused?
Quake occurred around 8:40 p.m. on May, 17 in Southern California. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the initial point of origin was 8.4 miles below the surface. Although there were no serious damages, residents in the Lennox area reported serious shaking of their homes, accompanied with dishes falling off shelves. It seems that the Newport-Inglewood fault may have caused the quake but no official data has been released. Spokesman Brian Humphrey said the assessment by the L.A. Fire Department found no casualties, no serious injuries and little structural damage. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lennox station said the quake was quite powerful but didn’t last more than 10 seconds and that so far there were no reports of major damage. The authorities checked all critical facilities for damage and made sure everything was in order. For further Ref. link below. Sources:
Greater Los Angeles was hit by a magnitude-4.7 earthquake that broke windows and rattled some residents. There were no reports of serious damage or injuries. The temblor hit at 8:39 p.m. local time yesterday, 2 kilometers (1 mile) east of Lennox and 15 kilometers south- southwest of the Los Angeles Civic Center at a depth of 13.5 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site. The first tremor was followed by another, with a magnitude of 3, five minutes later, the survey said. California, which along with Alaska, has the most earthquakes in the United States, has had three temblors more powerful than 5.0 since 2007, according to the survey. The most recent was a 5.5-magnitude earthquake centered in Greater Los Angles on July 29, 2008. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported “no significant damage, fires or injuries,” according to a posting on its Web site. Sources:
