{"id":4399,"date":"2025-08-16T02:25:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=4399"},"modified":"2025-08-16T02:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:25:42","slug":"breaking-news-terrible-earthquake-hits-california-this-see-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=4399","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS Terrible earthquake hits California, this\u2026 See more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-156.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-156.png 526w, https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-156-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-156-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>California, USA \u2013 A strong earthquake shook several areas of Southern California early Monday morning , alarming residents and highlighting the seismic vulnerability of this region of the country. The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said had a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 , was centered in an area where major tectonic plates meet , explaining its intensity and destructive potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It felt really bad\u201d: witness accounts<br>On social media, hundreds of users shared their experiences during the earthquake. Many described the shock as \u201cbrief but very strong\u201d and reported that the ground shook suddenly, accompanied by a deep rumble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although no casualties or serious structural damage have been reported, several schools have suspended classes as a precaution, and emergency teams are inspecting key infrastructure such as bridges and hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An active seismic zone<br>The epicenter of the earthquake was located near the intersection of the Pacific and North American tectonic plates , specifically in the San Andreas fault system , one of the most studied and feared in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>California, USA \u2013 A strong earthquake shook several areas of Southern California early Monday morning , alarming residents and highlighting the seismic vulnerability of this <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=4399\" title=\"BREAKING NEWS Terrible earthquake hits California, this\u2026 See more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4401,"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4399\/revisions\/4401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}