3.3-magnitude earthquake shakes near Los Angeles, geologists say

A small earthquake rattled the Los Angeles, California, area, geologists said.

The 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The nearly 10-mile deep quake hit Cudahy, about 11 miles from Los Angeles.

Hundreds of people reported feeling the earthquake to USGS shortly after it happened. The quake could be felt near Mission Viejo to Santa Clarita, according to USGS.

The earthquake was relatively smaller than what some Californians may be used to.

“Cali is known for earthquakes but yet Californians seem to go crazy for every single one,” one person said on Twitter.

Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says. It replaces the old Richter scale.

Quakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are often felt but rarely cause much damage, according to Michigan Tech. Quakes below 2.5 magnitude are seldom felt by most people.