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“Severe” shaking — enough to topple chimneys and greatly damage poorly built buildings — may be felt a bit farther away from the ruptured fault, including in downtown L.A.,

Monday’s 5.2 magnitude temblor marked another success for California’s early earthquake warning system, with users in some areas saying they got notifications on their phone before they felt shaking.

Monday’s magnitude 5.2 temblor marked another success for California’s earthquake early warning system, with users in some areas saying they received alerts on their phones before they felt shaking.

The strongest shaking was in the sparsely populated areas, considered “strong” on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.

“It felt like the ground was shaking all the way up there.”