Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Earthquake Rattles Foothills
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck about four miles from Newhall, which is about 35 miles from Arcadia.
UPDATE: The U.S. Geological Survey said that the initially reported magnitude 4.2 earthquake rocked the foothills was updated to a magnitude 4.2 earthquake.
Two tremors followed shortly after the shaking began four miles from Newhall at 1:47 p.m., with a 2.0 magnitude quake north of San Fernando at 1:50 p.m. and 2.3 magnitude quake in the same area at 1:53 p.m., according to the USGS.
At least 19 people in the Santa Clarita area said they felt the earthquake, according to the agency.
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