3.0-magnitude earthquake strikes in Santa Monica

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Santa Monica Monday night.
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Santa Monica Monday night.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 struck in Santa Monica late Monday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The USGS reports the earthquake hit at a depth of about 5.4 miles at about 10:28 p.m.

The ABC7 Quake Cam captured the moment the earthquake struck.

Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones said the probability of the earthquake being a foreshock was 5 percent.

She said the chance of the earthquake being a foreshock to a much larger earthquake was much smaller.

ABC7 viewers used #abc7eyewitness on social media to report feeling the earthquake in Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, Westwood, Brentwood, Woodland Hills, Sherman Oaks, Playa Vista and Marina del Ray.

DEVELOPING: We will add more details to this report as they become available.