By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
LOS ANGELES — A earthquake measuring 5.0 in magnitude struck Sunday night on the southwest side of Los Angeles, announcing itself with a tremendous boom, sending pans and glasses tumbling and unnerving thousands of Angelenos. It was followed by a smaller aftershock.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage stemming from the quake, which struck just after 8:30 p.m. just east of Los Angeles International Airport and could be felt as far south as San Diego and as far east as Riverside County.
The shaking went on for roughly 10 seconds, centered in the suburb of Lennox, and was followed by an aftershock measuring 3.1..
The Los Angeles Fire Department made an initial assessment of "no major structural damage, no serious injuries," according to the Twitter feed of an agency spokesman, Brian Humphrey, who was one of nearly 1,000 people to tweet about the tembler within seconds of its occurrence.
Although he characterized it as significant, Mr. Humphrey added that there were no reports of damage in or around the neighborhoods near the epicenter.
The last earthquake of moderate size or larger in the Los Angeles area occurred last July in the Chino Hills, east of downtown, and measured 5.4.
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