Magnitude 2.4 earthquake felt in South Los Angeles

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was reported Thursday morning at 6:58 a.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles.
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was reported Thursday morning at 6:58 a.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles. (U.S. Geological Survey)

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was reported Thursday morning in South Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake occurred at 6:58 a.m. near Stocker Street in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw and View Park-Windsor Hills neighborhoods. The quake occurred at a depth of 4.5 miles.

In the past 10 days, there have been two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

An average of 59 earthquakes with magnitudes between 2.0 and 3.0 occur per year in the greater Los Angeles area, according to a recent three year data sample.

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