A 5.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHAKES LOS ANGELES.

A magnitude-5.1 earthquake shook the Los Angeles area and
surrounding counties Friday night, authorities said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at about 9:11
p.m. and was centered near Brea in Orange County -- about 20
miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It was felt as far south
as San Diego and as far north as Ventura County, according to
citizen responses collected online by the USGS.
About an hour earlier, a 3.6 quake hit nearby in the city of La
Habra.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said it was looking for signs of
damage or injuries. Callers to KNX-AM reported seeing a brick
wall collapse, water sloshing in a swimming pool, and wires and
trees swaying back and forth.
The Los Angeles Times reported that residents in La Habra posted
pictures on social media showing broken vases, topped furniture
and other items scattered in their homes.
Power outages were reported in some neighborhoods near the
epicenter, according to the report.
Broken glass, gas leaks, a water main break and a rockslide were
reported near the epicenter.
"A lot of the glass in the place shook like crazy," he said. "It
started like a roll and then it started shaking like crazy. Everybody
ran outside, hugging each other in the streets."
A helicopter news reporter from KNBC-TV reported from above
that rides at Disneyland in Anaheim -- several miles from the
epicenter -- were stopped as a precaution.
Tom Connolly, a Boeing employee who lives in La Mirada, the next
town over from La Habra, said the 5.1 quake lasted about 30
seconds.
"We felt a really good jolt. It was a long rumble and it just didn't
feel like it would end," he told The Associated Press by phone.
"Right in the beginning it shook really hard, so it was a little
unnerving. People got quiet and started bracing themselves by
holding on to each other. It was a little scary."
Friday's quake hit a week after a pre-dawn magnitude-4.4 quake
centered in the San Fernando Valley rattled a swath of Southern
California. That jolt shook buildings and rattled nerves, but did not
cause significant damage.
Southern California has not experienced a damaging earthquake
since the 1994 magnitude-6.7 Northridge quake killed several
dozen people and caused $25 billion in damage.