4.1 Magnitude earthquake felt in downtown LA May 19th

by amyjudd | May 19, 2009 at 04:14 pm

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A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in downtown La today, May 19 2009, just two days after a 4.7 magnitue earthquake hit the city. There were no reports of damage or injuries, and geologists said this is a typical aftershock to the previous earthquake.

The earthquake happened at 3:49pm and the epicenter was located 10 miles southwest of downtown LA, near the airport. This is near the epicenter of sunday's earthquake that caused some strong shaking.

It was barely felt at the airport, but emergency workers were checking runways and other airport infrastructure just to make sure nothing was damaged, said airport spokesman Tom Winfrey.

"It was very slight but as a precaution we always do that check," he said.

Esther Robertson, a cashier at a Burlington Coat Factory store near the epicenter in Hawthorne, said customers ran out of the store when the shaking began.

"It was terrifying," she said.