A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near southern California's border with Mexico on Monday, rattling buildings across a wide area, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake hit at 9:26 pm (0426 GMT), five miles (eight kilometers) southeast of Ocotillo, a desert town some 200 miles southeast of Los Angeles, and was followed by a cluster of more than 10 aftershocks.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage but the temblor was felt throughout the region, rattling buildings in Los Angeles and even shaking a stadium hosting a Major League Baseball game in San Diego, reports said.
A seismologist from the California Institute of Technology said the quake was an aftershock of the 7.2 magnitude temblor which rattled northwestern Mexico in April, leaving two people dead.
Geologists say an earthquake capable of causing widespread destruction is 99 per cent certain to hit California within the next 30 years.
Studies have said that a 7.8 magnitude quake in the densely-populated region could kill 1,800 people, injure 50,000 more and damage 300,000 buildings.
A 6.7 earthquake in Los Angeles in 1994 left at least 60 people dead and caused an estimated 10 billion dollars in damage, while a 6.9 quake in San Francisco in 1989 claimed the lives of 67 people.
Source http://www.hindustantimes.com/Quake-rattles-southern-California/Article1-557866.aspx
The quake hit at 9:26 pm (0426 GMT), five miles (eight kilometers) southeast of Ocotillo, a desert town some 200 miles southeast of Los Angeles, and was followed by a cluster of more than 10 aftershocks.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage but the temblor was felt throughout the region, rattling buildings in Los Angeles and even shaking a stadium hosting a Major League Baseball game in San Diego, reports said.
A seismologist from the California Institute of Technology said the quake was an aftershock of the 7.2 magnitude temblor which rattled northwestern Mexico in April, leaving two people dead.
Geologists say an earthquake capable of causing widespread destruction is 99 per cent certain to hit California within the next 30 years.
Studies have said that a 7.8 magnitude quake in the densely-populated region could kill 1,800 people, injure 50,000 more and damage 300,000 buildings.
A 6.7 earthquake in Los Angeles in 1994 left at least 60 people dead and caused an estimated 10 billion dollars in damage, while a 6.9 quake in San Francisco in 1989 claimed the lives of 67 people.
Source http://www.hindustantimes.com/Quake-rattles-southern-California/Article1-557866.aspx
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