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Earthquake rocks SoCal, bridge temporarily
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Magnitude
4.6 Quake Rocks S. California

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Magnitude
4.5 Quake Rocks S. California

2 days ago

Bridge
closed as precaution after earthquake jolts SoCal

2 days ago

Earthquake
jolts residents in LA area; no injuries reported

2 days ago

Earthquake
Rocks Southern California

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Earthquake
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LOS ANGELES (Map,
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- An earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area Thursday, rousing
residents from their sleep and leading to the temporary closure of a
bridge after a routine inspection uncovered minor cracks.

The magnitude 4.6 temblor struck shortly before 1 a.m. and was
centered about 4 miles northwest of Chatsworth in the San Fernando
Valley, according to a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological
Survey.

Shaking was felt from Santa Barbara to Venice. Three aftershocks
were recorded ranging from magnitude 1.6 to magnitude 1.8. There
were no immediate reports of injuries.

Authorities shut down Whites Canyon Bridge, located in the city
of Santa Clarita north of Chatsworth, after deputies found minor
cracking and small chunks of fallen concrete. The six-lane
suspension bridge, which spans 300 feet, connects to a busy state
route.

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Engineers determined the bridge sustained only cosmetic damage.
It was reopened later in the day.

"The bridge did what it was designed to do. It expanded at the
expansion joints allowing for movement of the structure without
causing any issues," city engineer Damon Letz said in a
statement.

The closure came just days after the fatal bridge collapse in
Minneapolis. The Santa Clarita bridge is a suspension design, unlike
the truss bridge that buckled in Minnesota.

The quick jolt from the temblor caused hundreds of alarms to go
off in the Chatsworth area and knocked items off store shelves but
did not cause widespread damage.

At Chatsworth Florist, two ceramic dolls broke and several empty
cardboard boxes toppled to the ground.

"We were amazed the damage wasn't worse," said floral designer
Linda Smith.

Scientists have not determined which fault the quake occurred on
because the temblor was not strong enough to rip the ground open.
But it appeared to have struck in the same region as the devastating
1994 Northridge temblor.

Seismologist Kate Hutton of the California Institute of
Technology said Thursday's temblor was "pretty much a typical
earthquake."

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