A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded northeast of Long Beach, California, early Thursday morning, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The quake had a depth of 2.9 miles (4.8 kilometers), and the locations where the movement was felt most were: Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lakewood, Paramount and Norwalk.
No injuries or damage were reported. However, users on social networks expressed their fear of a repeat of the 1994 earthquake, a quake with a magnitude of 6.7 that shook the city of Los Angeles and left 72 dead, around 12,000 injured and losses of US$ 25 billion.
2.0 earthquake in Long Beach. I was there for 94. I don’t even think we get out of bed for these. glad to hear everybody is fine. pic.twitter.com/eEgVb7ml9C
— Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News 🙌 (@unhealthytruth) May 31, 2023
The Los Angeles Times (the LA Times) noted that several earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater have been recorded near Long Beach in the past ten days.
3 earthquakes within the last day in Long Beach on the same block? pic.twitter.com/NUKiwlYFUv
— Lauren Taylor (@laurenliztay) June 1, 2023
Earthquakes in the Los Angeles metropolitan area are a common occurrence. According to the LA Times, "there are an average of 59 earthquakes of magnitudes between 2.0 and 3.0 per year." Despite this, residents are always fearful. Throughout California, there are about 500 active and constantly shifting geologic faults, which cause constant earthquakes.
