According to the United States Geological Survey, Los Angeles was rattled on Monday afternoon by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake.
According to the agency, the earthquake struck at 12:20 p.m. and was centered just outside of Pasadena, about five miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
There have been no initial reports of widespread damage, said Margaret Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters from each of the city’s 106 fire stations were driving through their districts to survey any effects, she said, and would be able to provide more detailed assessments within the next hour.
According to the U.S.G.S, the earthquake was felt across Southern California, with reports of shaking from Bakersfield to San Diego.
Chevron's Gulf of Mexico Anchor Project Begins Production
Chevron announced on Aug. 12 that it has started...
Chevron announced on Aug. 12 that it has started producing oil and natural gas from the Anchor project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Anchor production marks the successful delivery of high-pressure technology rated to safely operate at up to 20,000 psi, with reservoir depths reaching 34,000 ft below sea level, Chevon said in a press release. The $5.7 billion project reached its final investment decision in 2019.
The Anchor semisubmersible floating production unit (FPU) has a gross design capacity of 75,000 bbl/d of oil and 28 MMcf/d of natural gas.
Gasoline prices take another slip downward in Oklahoma
U.S. gasoline prices slipped three cents in the past week to a new national...
U.S. gasoline prices slipped three cents in the past week to a new national average of $3.44 per gallon, while Oklahoma prices fell by three cents to $3.04 per gallon.
Motorists might remember that Oklahoma’s average was $3.15 a month ago. What is surprising is that the cheapest gasoline prices are in Oklahoma-the Panhandle.
According to AAA, Cimarron County, the far western county in the Panhandle, has an average price of $2.75 per gallon. Coal County in the southeast continued with the highest average price of $3.63 per gallon.
Oklahoma City’s average slipped a penny to $3.06. Tulsa’s average dropped 8 cents to $2.94 per gallon, and Lawton’s average declined one cent to $2.93 per gallon.
A pivotal week for cease-fire talks: US, Qatari, and...
A pivotal week for cease-fire talks: US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators have set Thursday for a final round of negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a cease-fire in Gaza, though Hamas yesterday said it rejected the countries’ invitation for several reasons, including Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. On Saturday, Israel drew international condemnation for a strike on a school that killed at least 80 people. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas “command and control center” and that 19 militants had been killed in the strike.
Susan Wojcicki, a longtime Google exec who ran YouTube, died at 56 after living with lung cancer for two years.
Ukrainian forces have pushed 30km inside Russia, Moscow said, in their most extensive incursion into Russian territory since Vladimir Putin invaded in 2022.
The US has offered to pardon Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for him acknowledging he lost the country’s election last month and leaving office in January, per the WSJ.
