Small earthquake hits Los Angeles area April 13, 2015 - 09:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A small earthquake was felt across a wide swath of Los Angeles on Sunday, April 12 night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury, the Associated Press reports. The magnitude 3.5 temblor struck at 9:17 pm and was centered a mile southwest of the View Park-Windsor Hills neighborhood, just north of the city of Inglewood, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter was not far from a magnitude 2.5 earthquake that was reported at 4:35 pm, USGS seismologist Lucy Jones said. A USGS website for citizen reports of quake intensity showed tremors were felt from Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley to Simi Valley north of Los Angeles down to the Long Beach area. Related links:   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
