Quake Rattles Long Beach Area

A mild earthquake rattled Long Beach and surrounding communities at 5:29 a.m. today, but there were no reports of injury or damage. Seismologists at the Caltech laboratories in Pasadena said the the temblor measured 3.4 on the Richter scale, slightly less than the 3.5 needed to cause minor damage in local areas. Callers from Bellflower, Paramount, Lomita and even Anaheim reported feeling the temblor.