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Last year, Southern California experienced 15 seismic sequences with at least one magnitude 4 or higher earthquake — the highest total in 65 years.
The earthquake hit on Sunday at 1:03 p.m. It was followed by a magnitude 2.5 earthquake a minute later, and magnitude 3 and magnitude 2.8 aftershocks at 1:07 p.m.
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake centered in Burbank sent weak shaking across the Los Angeles region Sunday night.
Street flooding and mudslides, and a weak tornado, were reported across the region as the storm barreled through Thursday evening.
Over the three-day storm, L.A. County’s burn areas are expected to receive several inches of rain. How fast the rain falls can add to the risk.
When hills are healthy, vegetation anchors soil in place. But when that vegetation is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable to erosion, and slopes can come crashing down.
Crews have rushed to clear out basins designed to catch mud, rocks and other debris from tumbling into neighborhoods as damaging rains approach.
The worst flu season in years is swamping California, prompting a renewed surge in hospitalizations as officials warn the disease could continue circulating at high levels for weeks to come.
