3.3-magnitude quake near Los Angeles rattles hundreds, USGS reports

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles early Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

The 4-mile deep quake hit near Chatswoth at 3:19 a.m.Pacific time, according to the USGS. Hundreds of people from as far away as Long Beach and Chula Vista reported feeling the tremor to the agency.

“That Chatsworth earthquake was weird as hell... felt like 3 sudden yanks and then done like ?? What kinda off brand earthquake was that ??” wrote one person on Twitter.

“Love seeing valley twitter come together to talk about a slight jolt at 3 am,” read another Twitter post.

Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says. It replaces the old Richter scale.

Quakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are often felt but rarely cause much damage, according to Michigan Tech.

This story was originally published May 3, 2020 at 6:34 AM with the headline "3.3-magnitude quake near Los Angeles rattles hundreds, USGS reports."