4.0 Earthquake Rocks Los Angeles Following 2 Smaller Foreshocks: 'A Little Bit of a Jolt'

Photo: USGS A set of earthquakes rocked Los Angeles early Monday morning, the strongest of which was a magnitude 4.0 that struck just before 5 a.m. TheU.S. Geological Survey reportedthe 4.0M quake in Lennox, California at 4:44 a.m. local time, and said it occurred at a depth of 19.3 kilometers. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcettisaidthat there were no reports of damage following a routine survey from the Los Angeles Fire Department.

4.0 Magnitude Aftershock Rattles New York Area With More Likely, Experts Say

Photo:Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images New Jersey and New York City felt a 4.0 magnitude aftershock hours after an earthquake jolted the region on Friday morning, April 5. The aftershock struck about 7km (4.3 miles) southwest of Gladstone, N.J., per theU.S. Geological Survey, which classified it as a “notable quake” onX(formerly Twitter). Gladstone is roughly 50 miles from Manhattan. The quake rumbled through NYC and New Jersey around 6 p.

4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Los Angeles Area on New Year's Morning

A California coastline.Photo:GettySome residents of the Los Angeles area kicked off 2024 with some slight shaking as an earthquake hit the area.The quake, which was reported around 8:27 a.m. on New Year’s morning, had a magnitude of 4.1, according to theU.S. Geological Survey.It struck off the coast nearly 12 miles south of Rancho Palos Verdes at a depth of about 7 miles, per the USGS.More than 5,000 people in the area reported feeling the earthquake, with most experiencing weak, light or no shaking, according to data on the USGS’”Did You Feel It?

4.4M TurboTax Customers Get $141M Settlement Over 'Free' Filing Ads — Here's Who Is Eligible for a Check

Photo: GettyThe parent company of the popular tax filing software TurboTax will pay a $141 million settlement for allegedly charging low-income customers for using the free version of their software.On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Letitia Jamesannouncedthat Delaware-based Intuit Inc. will pay the restitution fees for allegedly “deceiving millions of low-income Americans into paying for tax services that should have been free.“The settlement amount will go to millions of Intuit customers in the U.

4.5 Trillion Cigarette Butts — the Biggest Man-Made Ocean Contaminant — Are Littered Each Year

Photo: Getty According to the outlet, while many smokers will frequently dispose of their cigarette butts directly onto the beach, filters often find their way to the ocean via storm drains, streams and rivers far away from the shore. But once in the water, the butts will slowly dissolve and release the pollutants they absorbed from the tobacco — such as nicotine, arsenic and lead — into the ocean. “It’s pretty clear there is no health benefit from filters.