"4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Los Angeles Area, No Injuries as Verizon Outage Follows"

A magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck the San Bernardino County community of Lytle Creek in the mountains east of Los Angeles, causing widespread shaking across Southern California, including Long Beach, the San Fernando Valley, Riverside, and Orange County. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake occurred near the convergence of the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, an area with a history of seismic activity.