Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Southern California as state gets soaked by tropical storm
People walk in the rain, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Los Angeles. Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern U.S.(AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
OJAI, Calif. (AP) — A moderate earthquake shook a large swath of Southern California on Sunday just hours after a tropical storm came ashore bringing torrential rain.
The 5.1-magnitude quake struck at 2:41 p.m. about 4 miles (7 kilometers) southeast of the mountain community of Ojai, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
It was felt widely across the region and bookended by smaller foreshocks and aftershocks, the USGS said.
There were no immediate reports of major damage or injury, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.
Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California’s inland mountains and deserts Sunday evening, dropping more than half an average year’s worth of rain on some areas, (Aug. 21)
The quake hit as authorities braced for Tropical Storm Hilary to move through the southern part of the state.