Why did Monday's earthquake feel stronger than a 4.4?
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Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones explained why:
"There's a lot of people on top of this earthquake. Fundamentally, if other earthquakes you've been feeling saying, 'oh, I don't usually feel a 4...' that's because you were farther away. This is very much the population," she said.
"It's one of the most potentially damaging earthquakes because it runs under from here to downtown Los Angeles, and therefore, you have a lot of older buildings that are right on top of it, and therefore overall, it's more dangerous than many others."