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Few Report Feeling 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake
A magnitude-6.3 earthquake 163 miles south-southwest of Avalon is barely felt in the South Bay.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Friday morning in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
A Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher said no damage or injuries were reported as a result of the quake.
The temblor struck at 2:36 a.m. at a depth of seven miles 163 miles south-southwest of Avalon in an area of shallow faulting where "the Pacific (tectonic) plate moves to the northwest with respect to the North America plate ..." according to a USGS statement.
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It has been more than 40 years since an earthquake has struck in that part of the ocean, according to the USGS.
The quake was felt over a wide area from Ventura to Lancaster in the north to Ensenada and Mexicali, Mexico, in the south, according to the USGS. Nevertheless, only about a dozen people in Palos Verdes—and a handful of people in the Beach Cities—reported feeling it, according to the Community Internet Intensity Map.
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As of 9:15 a.m., more than 2,500 people had reported feeling the temblor. Most felt weak to light shaking.
"It was a mild rolling for probably about 10-15 seconds," said Sgt. Robert Renteria of the Los Angeles County sheriff's Avalon Station. "We didn't receive one call from anyone."
—Nicole Mooradian contributed to this report.
