‘Did we have an earthquake?’ 2.4-magnitude tremor rattles California, USGS reports

A 2.4-magnitude earthquake shook Inglewood southwest of Los Angeles on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

The 4.5-mile deep quake hit near Windsor Park at 6:58 a.m. Pacific time, according to the USGS.

More than 150 people from as far away as Carson and Pasadena reported feeling the tremor to the agency.

“Did we have an earthquake earlier?” read a post to Twitter.

“And yet again, I’m naked during another earthquake why does this always happen to me,” read another Twitter post.

“was that a little #earthquake I felt in Inglewood?” a resident posted to Twitter.

“Why am I always driving or asleep when an earthquake happens?!” read another 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 October 21, 2021 at 8:14 AM with the headline "‘Did we have an earthquake?’ 2.4-magnitude tremor rattles California, USGS reports."