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Fullerton Home Red-Tagged Following Magnitude-5.1 Quake
Source: losangeles.cbslocal.com - Saturday, March 29, 2014
FULLERTON (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a home in Fullerton has been red-tagged following Friday night’s magnitude-5.1 earthquake. READ MORE: Magnitude-5.1 Earthquake Shakes SoCal Damage, including a long, vertical crack in the front of the home in the 2900 block of Juanita Place, was visible. That home was one of three that sustained major damage. Juan Rodriguez, a neighbor, said the homeowners of the damaged residence are away on vacation. “I went back inside my house just to check for damage and so forth. After about half an hour, I came back out again and I still heard the same water sound. I came out and I saw that the main to the house was broken,” Rodriguez said. After shutting off the water main, firefighters inspected the home following the 9:09 p.m. temblor and cordoned it off. READ MORE: Magnitude-5.1 Earthquake Rattles Residents The quake’s epicenter was located one mile east of neighboring La Habra and was followed by more than two dozen aftershocks. KCAL9’s Art Barron reports that at last check, 83 residents in Fullerton were displaced due to damage caused to an apartment complex. Al Norton, who has been a resident in Fullerton for 40 years, told Barron that the quake was the worst he’s experienced since moving to the area. “It was just a thorough shaking,” Norton said, adding that he planned to inspect his home later Saturday. WATCH: Caltech Seismologists React To Magnitude-5.1 Earthquake Meanwhile, about five othe
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