Breaking ... Multiple reports on Twitter of an earthquake felt in Southern California. Stay tuned.
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KCAL-TV Channel 9 reports a 5.0 quake centered in Ojai, Ventura County. A 5.0 is capable of minor to moderate damage in the immediate vicinity. It's about 80 miles from Ojai to Los Angeles.
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KCAL-TV Channel 9 is livestreaming both #Hilary and Ojai earthquake coverage.
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KCAL reports USGS has upgraded to 5.1, three aftershocks at 3+.
Strictly based on a Google search, the San Cayetano Fault runs through Ojai.
(Ojai is not near the San Andreas Fault.)
A 5.1 quake can cause minor to moderate damage to structures near the epicenter, especially older structures. It's not unusual for the epicenter to have a communicatons blackout until services are restored.
I suspect we'll get pictures of merchandise down in stores, broken windows here and there, perhaps a collapsed chimney on an older home. But it will take time.
It will take time, but the local newspaper is the Ojai Valley News. I suspect some of the earliest reports of damage (if any) will show up here.
First report from the Ojai Valley News on local minor damage from today's 5.1 quake.