="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Southern California residents started off the new year with the ground beneath them trembling. A 4.1 magnitude earthquake just rocked Los Angeles hours into the New Year.

The quake’s epicenter hit just off the coast of Palos Verdes at 8:27 AM PT , January 1, but people living in Hollywood and Pasadena felt it.

Wild natural occurrences have battered Southern California recently with huge waves bouncing over a seawall in Ventura last week, injuring eight and causing dozens to flee.

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Unclear how much, if any damage, was done by the New Year’s tremor, but it was nothing compared to the devastating quakes felt by Japan yesterday.

Three powerful, successive earthquakes hit the island nation on New Year’s Eve with the biggest reaching a 7.6 magnitude.

Roads and bridges sustained major damage while tsunami warnings were quickly issued by the government. More than 97,000 people were forced to evacuate according to Reuters.

Earthquake shakes Los Angeles on New Year’s day

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