Moderate 5.0 Quake Shakes Los Angeles Area

<EM>Associated Press - May 18, 2009 12:13 AM ET </EM>LOS ANGELES (AP) - A moderate earthquake has shaken the Los Angeles area. There are no immediate reports of any major injuries or damage.

Monday, May 18th 2009, 6:08 am

By: News On 6


LOS ANGELES (AP) - A moderate earthquake has shaken the Los Angeles area. There are no immediate reports of any major injuries or damage.

A preliminary report by the U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-5.0 quake hit at 8:39 p.m., about 10 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles, near Inglewood.

The quake jiggled the greater Los Angeles region and was felt as far south as Long Beach.

Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department says there were no reports of any major damage.

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