2.7 earthquake strikes Southern California sending jolt through Hollywood area

FILE VIDEO: Tens of thousands of people in the Southeast were jolted by a magnitude 4.1 earthquake on Saturday, May 10. Seismologist and professor of geophysics at the Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Zhigang Peng joined FOX Weather on May 11 to talk about why so many people in the East reported feeling the earthquake and just how common they are in the region.

LOS ANGELES – A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled the Los Angeles region of California early Tuesday afternoon, according to U.S. Geological Survey reports. 

The epicenter of the earthquake was located about a mile northeast of Sherman Oaks, which is about 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles. 

FILE — Gray skies provide a gloomy background over the Los Angeles basin in a view from Echo Park toward downtown Los Angeles in  on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

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People throughout Southern California reported feeling the shaking, with most in and around the Los Angeles area, according to the USGS Shakemap. 

There have been no reports of injuries at this time.

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