Southern California was hit with a magnitude 4.1 earthquake on New 12 months’s Day.
Whereas a 4.1 earthquake is small by California requirements, residents in Los Angeles and Orange County had been rattled by the temblor.
Based on the US Geological Survey, the quake struck about 12 miles south of Rancho Palos Verdes at 8:27 am on Monday.
In the meantime, Japan rang within the new yr with a huge 7.6 earthquake.
The 7.6 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks struck Honshu on Monday.
Based on seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, the California quake and Japan’s temblor are utterly unrelated.
“Fully unrelated to Japan, SoCal simply had a M4.1 offshore from Palos Verdes. Not close to any identified fault. Means too small to even speak about tsunamis. Japan’s M7.5 is 100,000 instances greater than a M4.1,” Dr. Lucy Jones stated on X.
Fully unrelated to Japan, SoCal simply had a M4.1 offshore from Palos Verdes. Not close to any identified fault. Means too small to even speak about tsunamis. Japan’s M7.5 is 100,000 instances greater than a M4.1 https://t.co/heG13H3E85
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) January 1, 2024
No stories of damages or harm associated to the California quake.
