5.5 quake near Ludlow

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit the Ludlow area at 8:18 p.m. Friday.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered 16 miles west-northwest of Ludlow and 35 miles east of Barstow; it was felt as far away as Los Angeles and San Diego.

A 2.4 and two 2.3 aftershocks hit within the following 15 minutes.

The graph to the right shows 120 seconds of activity from the 15 monitoring stations closest to the epicenter.

KCAL-TV said it has not received any reports of injury or major damage.

– posted at 8:28 p.m. by Cathy Maestri; most recent update at 8:54 p.m.



Source: instantriverside.com