The Latest on an earthquake that occurred in the Channel Islands region off Southern California (all times local):

No significant damage has been reported after a magnitude 5.3 earthquake in the Channel Islands region off the Southern California coast, but some bricks fell from a chimney at a historic ranch on one of the islands. However, she said the region will likely feel about 10 such incidents throughout the year and that the earthquake wasn’t necessarily a harbinger of the big one, which has been predicted for years in Southern California. It’s a reminder that we need to be ready in the future.”

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The temblor occurred just before 12:30 p.m. and was centered south of Santa Cruz Island, about 90 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. There did not appear to be any damage associated with the incident, according to Los Angeles City Fire officials , who were briefly in “Earthquake Mode” on Thursday:

“Update Earthquake; 1:43PM; 200 N. Main St.; After completing a full survey from both the ground and air of all 470 sq miles of the City of Los Angeles after this morning’s 5.3 earthquake, no damage or injuries were reported. “It would never make a wave that you could see,” Vidale said. pic.twitter.com/Bx4Sn2imUW — Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) April 5, 2018

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The temblor was located near the East Santa Cruz Basin fault zone, said Caltech seismologist Egill Hauksson, and seismologist Lucy Jones said on Twitter that the fault system “moves Southern California around a bend of the San Andreas fault.”

“Earthquakes happen out there now and again. A park service spokeswoman told KEYT that Thursday’s quake sent some bricks toppling off a chimney from a historic ranch property built in the 1860s on one of the islands.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake, the strongest in the region in four years, takes place near Santa Cruz Island off the coast of California, being felt as far as Riverside. No injuries are reported.