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Earthquake: 3.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Compton

COMPTON (CBSLA) — A preliminary 3.7-magnitude earthquake was reported Friday at 12:19 a.m. in Compton, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones said the quake was near, but not on, the Newport-Inglewood fault and was very deep — approximately 15 miles below the earth's surface. She said it was similar to a 4.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the area back in 2001.

Mild shaking was felt from San Fernando all the way to Huntington Beach, according to the USGS, with the worst of the shaking experienced just south of the earthquake's epicenter.

There were two smaller quakes — a 1.6-magnitude quake centered in Willowbrook and a 1.4-magnitude quake centered a little over one mile away from Compton — roughly an hour after the 3.7-magnitude temblor struck.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, though the Los Angeles Police Department said in a tweet that there were about a dozen burglar alarms following the quake.

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