4.4 earthquake jolts the L.A. area
Category Featured, U.S. | Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
A predawn earthquake sent a sharp jolt across the Los Angeles area Tuesday, but the magnitude 4.4 temblor was barely strong enough to knock items off shelves.
It was, however, sharp enough to frazzle residents, many of whom felt a “strong bang.” The epicenter was 10 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles in Pico Rivera, and the quake was felt as far away as San Diego and Ventura County.
Los Angeles County fire official Ed Pickett, who was in East Los Angeles, said the jolt at 4:04 a.m. felt “like the building dropped.” He described feeling the quake for about “15 seconds at the most.”