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Earthquake felt in Los Angeles area | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck the Los Angeles area of southern California, the US Geological Survey says. | |
The quake happened at about 21:10 local time on Friday (04:10 GMT on Saturday) and its epicentre was 2km (1 mile) east of the town of La Habra. | |
There were no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries. | |
A 4.4-magnitude quake was felt near Los Angeles earlier this month, rattling nerves but causing no major damage. | |
The San Andreas fault, on the edge of the Pacific tectonic plate, runs directly through California, and the western US state has long braced for a devastating quake. | |
The 1994 Northridge quake, at 6.7 magnitude, left at least 60 people dead. A 6.9-magnitude quake in San Francisco five years earlier killed 67 people. |