San Diego Rocked By Earthquake

A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rocked the San Diego area late this afternoon, giving homes, high-rises, businesses and roadways throughout the county a pronounced shaking but apparently causing no injuries or property damage.

Though the quake was widely felt across the county, the region’s police and emergency-services agencies received no immediate reports of any problems resulting from the temblor.

Darren Pudgil, spokesman for San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, said there had been no reports of damage, though the quake temporarily knocked out elevator service at City Hall, forcing many workers to use the stairs to exit the 13-story building.

Gil Alexander, a spokesman for Southern California Edison, said the shaking was felt at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, but was “not sufficient to lead to an automatic shutdown of the reactor.” Inspectors looking over the facility had found “no indication of damage,” Alexander added.