California earthquake: Magnitude 4.2 tremor hits San Fernando area
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake has shaken California, close to Los Angeles, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The tremor struck just before 4.30am local time (12.30pm BST), centred just over a mile from the city of San Fernando. Its epicentre had a depth of five miles, the USGS said.
A strong shake was felt across the region, but there have been no reports of damage of injuries.
The earthquake rattled the Nasa’s jet propulsion laboratory, where its engineers are based, minutes before the launch of the space agency’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral.
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