--- description: The quake burst water mains and caused Disneyland to halt rides as a precaution title: Earthquake Magnitude 5.1 Strikes Los Angeles image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea83ecdf94d13c2e/698687f4361760eb6090b2fd/ap257672724205.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes Los Angeles by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 29, 2014 4:34 PM CUT  A car sits overturned on a highway in the Carbon Canyon area of Brea, Calif., March 28, 2014, after hitting a rock slide caused by an earthquake. A car sits overturned on a highway in the Carbon Canyon area of Brea, Calif., March 28, 2014, after hitting a rock slide caused by an earthquake.Kevin Warn—AP by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 29, 2014 4:34 PM CUT **Updated 6:08 PM ET** A magnitude 5.1 earthquake [struck](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/29/us-earthquake-california-idUSBREA2S03H20140329 "undefined") Los Angeles Friday evening, breaking water mains in a local community and rattling neighborhoods in Southern California. The earthquake struck at 9:09 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, centering about 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles near La Habra, Reuters reports. No injuries or substantial structural damage were reported. A 4.1-magnitude aftershock was reported Saturday afternoon, according to the [AP](http://time.com/42744/magnitude-4-1-aftershock-shakes-los-angeles-area/ "undefined"). The quake was felt between Palm Springs in the east and Ventura County to the north, prompting Disneyland to halt park rides as a precaution. Several water mains in Fullerton ruptured, spilling water into the streets. Friday night’s earthquake is the second major tremor to hit the area in two weeks, after a recent magnitude 4.4 quake hit north of Los Angeles. \[[Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/29/us-earthquake-california-idUSBREA2S03H20140329 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/42612/earthquake-los-angeles/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/42612/earthquake-los-angeles/"},"headline":"Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes Los Angeles","datePublished":"2014-03-29T16:34:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:02:10.674Z","description":"The magnitude-5.1 quake, which occurred Friday at around 9:09 p.m. Pacific Time, burst water mains and caused Disneyland to halt rides as a precaution. It was followed by a 4.1-magnitude aftershock on Saturday afternoon","url":"https://time.com/42612/earthquake-los-angeles/","keywords":["California","los angeles","natural disaster","Earthquake"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea83ecdf94d13c2e/698687f4361760eb6090b2fd/ap257672724205.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea83ecdf94d13c2e/698687f4361760eb6090b2fd/ap257672724205.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"California Earthquake","caption":"California Earthquake","creditText":"Kevin Warn—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/42612/earthquake-los-angeles/","name":"Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes Los Angeles"}}]}] ```