Breaking News: 4.5 and 3.0 earthquakes near Castaic are felt in Southland

Earthquakes: 4.5 and 3.0 quakes strike near Castaic Los Angeles Times | January 3, 2015 | 7:58 PM Back-to-back earthquakes centered near Castaic jolted people in Los Angeles and Ventura counties Saturday evening, but no significant damage was reported, according to fire officials. A shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported eight miles from Castaic, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 7:18 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5.0 miles. About 20 minutes earlier, a magnitude 3.0 quake occured in almost the same spot.