Earthquake rocks Southern California
Southern California’s border with Mexico experienced a 5.7-magnitude earthquake Monday, rocking buildings across a wide area, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake struck 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 reports of injuries or damage but the tremor was felt throughout the region, shook buildings in Los Angeles and even shaking a stadium hosting a Major League Baseball game in San Diego, reports said.
According to a seismologist from the California Institute of Technology, the quake was an aftershock of the 7.2 magnitude quake which rocked northwestern Mexico in April, leaving two people dead.
Geologists added that an earthquake capable of causing widespread damage is 99 percent certain to hit California within the next 30 years.
In 1994 a 6.7 earthquake struck Los Angeles and it left at least 60 people dead, while a 6.9 quake in San Francisco in 1989 of 67 people died.
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