Several aftershocks greater than magnitude-3.0 followed an earthquake near Ojai, about 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles on the same day a tropical storm hit Southern California for the first time in decades.
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Mother Nature dealt a double whammy to Southern California on Sunday when an earthquake in Ventura County triggered widespread aftershocks on the same day the region was swamped by the first tropical storm in decades. The 5. 1 magnitude earthquake at 2:41 p.m. caught Southern Californians already prepared for the remnants of Hurricane Hilary, which had already brought hours of uninterrupted rain into the region’s driest month of the year. There were Probably a dicker aftershocks of volume -3.0 or greater.
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The earthquake occurred about four miles southeast of Ojai, about 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
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Tres Hermanas restaurant in Ojai, California shared video of Sunday’s 5.1 magnitude earthquake.
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aftershocks were reported in Ventura, Camarillo, Oxnard, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Santa Barbara, parts of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, Malibu, Porter Ranch, Manhattan Beach and elsewhere.
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At the Tres Hermanas restaurant in Ojai, a surveillance camera recorded the footage and the thunderous sound of the tremors.Ojai, a quaint town on the edge of Los Padres National Forest about 20 miles north of Ventura, has a bustling downtown area with art galleries, shops, and bars.
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No significant damage was reported immediately. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department conducted an aerial survey of the lake at Casitas Dam, Matilija Dam, and the town of Ojai and found no damage.
In Los Angeles, the city fire department went into earthquake mode and all 106 firefighters in the area were assessed for damage. “It’s interesting to have this place,” said seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones. “For the first time since 1932 we have five here and in the Ventura Basin. . Magnitude-5.Jones said there was an earthquake west of the 1941 Sunday quake. Some of the aftershocks caused by the 1994 Northridge earthquake occurred east of the site.
- Jones said more aftershocks are likely in the coming days.
- The hashtag #hurriquake quickly went viral on X after the earthquake early in the afternoon.
- The quake coincided with a rare tropical storm that hit the Los Angeles area for the first time in decades. For the first time in history, Southern California is on a tropical storm warning and most of Los Angeles County is on a flash flood warning, with rain expected Sunday night.
- No tropical storms have struck Southern California since September.On December 25, 1939, when the system lost hurricane status just before landing at Long Beach. The results were catastrophic.
- million Southern Californians received urgent emergency alerts on their cellphones Sunday: the former a flash flood warning, the latter an earthquake warning in Ventura County.
Jones Told more aftershocks are likely in the coming days. The hashtag #hurriquake quickly went viral on X after the earthquake early in the afternoon. The quake coincided with a rare tropical storm that hit the Los Angeles area for the first time in decades. For the first time in history, Southern California is on a tropical storm warning and most of Los Angeles County is on a flash flood warning, with rain expected Sunday night. No tropical storms have struck Southern California since September.On December 25, 1939, when the system lost hurricane status just before landing at Long Beach. The results were catastrophic. . million Southern Californians received urgent emergency alerts on their cellphones Sunday: the former a flash flood warning, the latter an earthquake warning in Ventura County.
