From the Los Angeles Times:
Hollywood earthquake is third in 10 days
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake that was centered near Hollywood and shook parts of the Los Angeles basin Saturday morning was the third temblor to hit the area in the last two weeks.
The latest quake occurred at 10:13 a.m. at a depth of 5.0 miles and was felt from the Westside to East L.A., said Anthony Guarino, a seismologist at Caltech.
None of the geologists are raising very much of an alarm but there is this cautionary tale:
The region remains overdue for a massive quake. The southern section of the San Andreas Fault, which starts near the Salton Sea and runs north to Palmdale, has historically caused a large earthquake every 150 years on average. It has not ruptured since 1680.
"There is a very high probability that it will rupture in our lifetime or our children's lifetime," Guarino said.
Guarino is Anthony Guarino, a seismologist at Caltech.
The whole West coast is overdue -- Puget Sound, Mt. Baker. There are even several major faultlines within ten miles of my home.
