Breaking: 5.3 Earthquake Strikes off Coast of Los Angeles, California

Breaking news coming out of California where a 5.3 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Los Angeles, just 39 miles from Oxnard on Thursday afternoon.

The Channel Islands area of California is reported to be the epicenter, which hit at around 12:30 PM Pacific Time, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.

The Los Angeles Police Department has already tweeted that they're going to “work with all our local partners to check infrastructure and critical locations.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LAPD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LAPD</a>: We are aware of the 5.0 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Earthquake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Earthquake</a> centered near Channel Islands. We will work with all our local partners to check infrastructure and critical locations. Please keep 911 lines open for emergency related calls. Non-emergency? Call 877-Ask-LAPD</p>&mdash; LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/981980341454848000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The LAPD also asked that anyone who's witnessed any damage to roads or infrastructure to contact them via either 911 for emergencies or to call 877-Ask-LAPD for non-emergency reports.

We're currently unaware of any fatalities or major infrastructure damages, although that could change amidst new reports.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A 5.3 earthquake just occurred 23 east-southeast Santa Rosa Island off the coast of SW <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CAwx</a>. The Tsunami Warning Center stated that there is no Tsunami danger at this time. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Socal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Socal</a></p>&mdash; NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSLosAngeles/status/981979132593606658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The National Weather service also gave an all-clear notification to any potential tsunami threats as a result of this quake.

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Ralph Terrazas said the department was in “earthquake mode,” which he added was standard protocol. “Units will survey city for any damage/issues.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EarthQuake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EarthQuake</a> Biggest one I’ve felt in awhile. 😳</p>&mdash; RockPrincess (@Rockprincess818) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rockprincess818/status/981977477915422720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Several residents in the area described the earthquake as being “powerful” and “strong,”

This is a breaking story, we will update with any potential changes or reports as they come in.

Additional Sources:

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci37908735#executive

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