5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Ojai as Southern California Experiences Hurricane Hilary Tropical Storm

An earthquake struck southern California on Sunday as the region faces a tropical storm due toHurricane Hilary.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the5.1-magnitudeearthquake was located four miles southeast of the city of Ojai, about 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

The national Emergency Notification System (ENS)issued alerts about the earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude was 5.0.

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TheLos Angeles Fire Department said in a statement: “This survey will be conducted from the ground, air and sea. Once this process is complete and reports are consolidated, assuming there is no significant damage, Earthquake mode will be complete. This process typically takes less than one hour.”

The National Weather Service Los Angelestweeted, “There is NO Tsunami threat for southern California. Again, a Tsunami is NOT expected.” ENS alsoconfirmed in a tweetthat “no tsunami warnings are in effect.”

However, theNational Hurricane Center’s latest public advisoryforecasts that “a couple tornadoes are possible” through Sunday evening.

The earthquake struck while southern California faces its first tropical storm – a downgrade from Hurricane Hilary – since 1939.

The National Hurricane Center advised residents to prepare for “dangerous to catastrophic flooding,” with some areas expected to experience “localized significant flash flooding." It also predicated coastal flooding along the northern coast of the Gulf of California.

source: people.com