5.1 magnitude earthquake hits California as deadliest storm in 84 years batters the region |Oneindia

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As Southern California braced for a highly unusual summer storm Sunday afternoon, residents were struck by a much more familiar phenomenon: a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was between Santa Barbara and Ventura, and it occurred along the Sisar fault, USGS data showed.

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00:00 As Southern California braved for a highly unusual summer storm yesterday afternoon,

00:16 residents were struck by a much more familiar phenomenon, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake according

00:22 to the U.S. Geological Survey.

00:25 The epicenter of the quake was between Santa Barbara and Ventura and it occurred along

00:29 the Caesar Fault, USGS data showed.

00:32 There were no immediate reports of damage, the Ventura County Sheriff said in a local

00:37 media post.

00:38 County aviation units later reported no damage after flying over the Lake Cassistas and Matilda

00:43 dams and the city of Ohio.

00:46 Shaking was felt throughout Los Angeles and surrounding communities, according to USGS

00:51 tools that allows residents to self-report their experience.

00:56 There were no initial reports of injuries or structural damage in Los Angeles, according

01:00 to the city's fire department.

01:02 First responders from all 106 stations are in earthquake mode surveying their areas and

01:08 looking for damage to power lines, transportation infrastructure, apartment buildings and large

01:14 gathering sites.

01:15 About 50 miles away in Valencia, the quake felt like a slow roll lasting about 20 seconds.

01:22 Residents reported a slow rolling effect in the Hollywood area as well.

01:26 At least two aftershocks measuring 3.1 and 3.6 followed the initial quake.

01:32 Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Hillary inundated streets across Mexico's arid Baja California

01:37 Peninsula with deadly floodwaters before moving over Southern California where it swarmed

01:43 roads and downed trees yesterday.

01:46 This triggered concerns that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho

01:51 that rarely get such torrential rain.

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5.1 magnitude earthquake hits California as deadliest storm in 84 years batters the region |Oneindia

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