Latest quake highlights Los Angeles seismic danger
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 06:42
in Earth & Climate
(AP) -- The latest earthquake to hit the nation's second-largest city was a garden-variety temblor by California standards, rumbling through on a Sunday evening when most residents were home eating dinner or watching TV. The magnitude-4.7 quake shattered more nerves than glass, and scientists say it could have been worse.