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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.7 struck near Silver Lake just after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. The epicenter was just north of the 101 freeway and a short distance from the Silver Lake Reservoir.
#Earthquake 5 km NW of Los Angeles (#California) 13 min ago (local time 07:38:22). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
— EMSC (@LastQuake) February 8, 2022
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An early warning wasn’t issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s earthquake early warning system. Those warnings give residents a few seconds warning before shaking starts but they are only sent if the magnitude is 3.0 or higher.
The USGS encourages anyone who felt the shaking to report their experience on their website.
We will have more shortly. But this is your regular reminder that right now is always a good time to prep for a much larger quake.
We don't want to scare you, but the Big One is coming. We don't know when, but we know it'll be at least 44 times stronger than Northridge and 11 times stronger than the Ridgecrest quakes in 2019. To help you get prepared, we've compiled a handy reading list
