Bigphoot2
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As if they didn't have enough to contend with at the moment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66568991Earthquake shakes parts of California during storm
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Usually arid desert areas, like Palm Springs, have been inundated by rain
By Antoinette Radford
BBC News
As people across Southern California sheltered from Hurricane Hilary; another natural disaster hit - a magnitude 5.1 earthquake.
Its epicentre was northwest of Los Angeles and #hurriquake was soon trending on social media.
It did not cause major damage, and the hurricane has also since been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said over 100 fire stations were checking buildings for damage.
Ms Bass said in a tweet. that there were no initial reports of structural damage caused by the earthquake or any injuries.