An earthquake struck east of Los Angeles on Tuesday and was felt hundreds of miles south to the Mexican border and east to Las Vegas, but there were no reports of injuries, major structural damage or power outages.
The earthquake hit at 11:42 a.m. local time (2:42 p.m. EDT) about 30 miles east of Los Angeles in the suburban community of Chino Hills, where it rocked residents shortly before their lunch hour.
The temblor was initially measured by the U.S Geological Survey at magnitude 5.8 but was later downgraded to 5.4, which is considered a moderate quake by the agency. It was followed in the next 90 minutes by at least two dozen aftershocks, the largest registering magnitude 3.6.
