While Monday’s 4.4. magnitude earthquake rattled the nerves of millions of people in Southern California, damage was thankfully minimal.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at 12:20 p.m. about 2.5 miles south of Highland Park and just west of Pasadena, where city officials said the historic city hall building sustained a broken pipe.
Water was seen cascading off the City Hall’s roof as people evacuated the building. Employees were eventually allowed back into the building just over an hour after the quake initially struck, the City of Pasadena said.
Pasadena Fire Department crews surveyed the city and found no additional damage other than the burst pipe.
There were no reports of damage or injuries elsewhere in SoCal immediately following the earthquake.