California Earthquake Update; M4.4 Strikes Los Angeles, Geologist Analysis

An earthquake just struck Los Angeles, causing the ground to shake for a dozen seconds. This event seemingly occurred on a shallow thrust fault; one of many which are located beneath the broader metropolitan area. This video will discuss the earthquake which struck, the chance of larger aftershocks occurring in the next week, and the quake’s broader geologic context. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work “LosAngeles1“, is a derivative of a photo (resized, cropped, text overlay, blurred the names & logos of several buildings, GeologyHub made graphics overlay (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from “Downtown Los Angeles“, by: Channone Arif, channone, 2008, Posted on Flickr, Flickr account link: , Photo link: , CC BY 2.0. “LosAngeles1“ is used & licensed under CC BY 2.0 by A special thanks to the EarthquakeSim YouTube channel for granting me