An earthquake hit Los Angeles on Tuesday as riots to protest ICE raids broke out throughout the city.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected a 3.4 magnitude quake eight miles from Manhattan Beach, 20 mile from downtown Los Angeles, at 12:15pm PT (3:15pm ET).
More than 700 people have reported feeling shaking so far, with more coming each minute.
While hundreds of people felt the ground shake beneath them, no one has reported any injuries and damages to the surrounding area.
Seismic activity is common in California that experiences 30 to 60 queakes each day.
The earthquake comes as 700 Marines and about 2,100 National Guard members hit the Los Angeles streets to 'address the lawlessness' in California, according to President Donald Trump.
Locals touted Tuesday's tremor as a 'baby earthquake' on social media.
One user posted on X: 'I just assume any shaking is from the riot downtown.'
According to the USGS' Did You Feel It report, shaking was reported in Santa Monica, Venice, Inglewood, Redondo Beach, Torrance and other communities on and near the LA County coast.
Scientists at Michigan Tech University have found that earthquakes 2.5 to 5.4 are often felt but only cause minor damage.
The closest fault to Manhattan Beach is the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone, which runs both onshore and offshore, roughly parallel to the coast.
Its offshore segment is approximately five to 10 miles from Manhattan Beach, passing through the Los Angeles Basin and extending into the Pacific Ocean.
Scientists have suggested it could generate a magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
The Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone experienced a major earthquake in 1993, which measured magnitude 6.4.
On top of the earthquake, locals are dealing with a fourth day of riots in Los Angeles.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military will stay in city for 60 days to combat violent 'rioters, looters and thugs' during the immigration riots.
The chaos began on Friday when anti-ICE protesters seized on a handful of police raids across Los Angeles, taking to the streets to burn cars and march against what they say are unfair deportations.
Local business owners are outraged as destructive looters continue to target downtown stores as the protests rage on.
Trump on Tuesday flirted with invoking the Insurrection Act in as he tore into 'bad people' and 'animals' he said brought the city to the verge of burning down.
The president defended his decision to send 700 Marines as well as California National Guard to Los Angeles, and brushed off California Gov. Gavin Newsom's claim that the deployment inflamed the situation.
And he would not rule out use of an authority to deploy military forces under his control to put down disturbances if he sees fit.
'If there's an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We'll see. But I can tell you, last night was terrible. The night before that was terrible,' Trump said.
'If we didn't send in the national guard quickly, right now, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground,' Trump told reporters in an impromptu Oval Office meeting with members of his team.
The president also offered a warning amid complaints from critics that he is using the California standoff to flex authority in Democratic-run states.
'I can inform the rest of the country, when they do it, if they do it, they will be met with equal or greater force than we met here,' Trump said.
'This is the first perhaps of many or perhaps if we didn't attack this one very strongly, you would have them all over the country,' Trump sai
