By Douglas V. GibbsBrea, a city tucked about halfway between Los Angeles, and my stomping grounds in the Inland Empire, experienced a 5.1 magnitude earthquake earlier today. Friends in Lake Elsinore just a dozen miles to my north felt it, but here in Murrieta we only know about it because of the newswire.
The earthquake hit a little after 9:00 pm Pacific Time, and it is being reported that it was felt all the way down to San Diego, and as far north as Ventura. Broken glass, gas leaks, water main breaks and a rockslide were reported near the epicenter. Eyewitness photos and videos show bottles and packages strewn on store floors. Southern California Edison reported power outages to about 2,000 customers following the quake.
More than two dozen aftershocks ranging from magnitudes 2 to 3.6 were recorded, according to the USGS. Earlier in the evening, two foreshocks registering at magnitude-3.6 and magnitude-2.1 hit nearby in the city of La Habra.
The Brea police department said the rock slide in the Carbon Canyon area caused a car to overturn, and the people inside the car sustained minor injuries.
The earthquake follows an early morning quake registering 4.4 magnitude near the San Fernando Valley about a week ago.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
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