California is hit by 5.2-magnitude EARTHQUAKE with at least 31 aftershocks shaking homes

California was hit by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night, according to the USGS. 

The quake struck at 9.09 pm southwest of Lamont, a remote area of Central California near the Kern Lake Bed and Maricopa Flat at a depth of seven miles.

According to Caltech's Seismological Laboratory, another 31 aftershocks up to magnitude 4.5 took place after the initial tremor. 

Residents in Ventura, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Santa Clarita, Encino, Hollywood, Santa Monica, North Hollywood and Woodland Hills reported feeling the shake. 

The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that 'earthquake mode' was initiated, prompting all 106 neighborhood fire stations to conduct a surveys of the area by land, sea and air.

'There are currently no initial reports of structural damage or injuries. An update will be provided once LAFD Earthquake Mode is complete,' officials said in a news release. 

Mayor Karen Bass also assured locals that the fire officials have begun to conduct their routine survey of the city and assess for any damages. 

A Los Feliz resident described feeling three different waves one weak, followed by a strong one, then again by a weak one in the span of 45 seconds. 

While in South Pasadena, another person felt 20 seconds of shaking, contained in two distinctive waves. 

An average of five earthquakes with magnitudes of 5.0 to 6.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to the Los Angeles Times. 

The tremor was also felt at Dodger Stadium in the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.