Strong quake felt in Los Angeles

A strong earthquake has been felt in the US city of Los Angeles.

The quake made buildings in the city shake and was felt as far south as San Diego, witnesses say, but so far there are no reports of casualties or damage.

The US Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 5.8, after initially measuring it at 5.6.

The epicentre of the quake was located 29 miles south-east of downtown Los Angeles, near Chino Hills in San Bernardino County, officials said.

In 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Northridge, California, killed 72 people, injured some 9,000 and caused $25bn worth of damage in the area.

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