(CNN)A preliminary 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the Southern California area late Friday night.
It hit at 11:39 p.m. local time two miles west of El Monte and 10 miles from Los Angeles, the US Geological Survey reported.
The
earthquake shook buildings and rattled windows, and was felt in San
Diego, Valencia and the San Fernando Valley areas. There were no
immediate reports of damage or injuries, and the Los Angeles Fire
Department warned residents to prepare for aftershocks.
"If
inside, when shaking starts, drop cover, hold on. Protect your head +
neck while taking cover under sturdy furniture or near a sturdy interior
wall, away from windows and doorways until shaking stops," the LAFD
tweeted.
The earthquake was also
felt at the Los Angeles International Airport, where crews are checking
the airfield and terminals for any signs of damage, the airport tweeted.
Lucy
Jones, a seismologist with the California Institute of Technology, said
the earthquake produced "a pretty good jolt" in Pasadena, where she
was. It was "almost the same location as the M5.9 Whittier Narrows
earthquake in 1987," she tweeted. That earthquake hit on October 1 that year and caused $360 million in damage.
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