Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes Southern California during tropical storm

Southern California Braces for More Flooding , After Being Hit by Tropical Storm Hilary. Hilary, the "first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years," pummeled the area with rain over the weekend, AP reports. . In a matter of days, some locations saw over half of the average amount of rain they'd typically get in an entire year. . In Palm Springs, 911 lines were down. People were instructed to text 911 or directly call police/fire stations. . On Aug. 21, Hilary was downgraded to a post-tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center. . Parts of the Southwest are expected to have "continued life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding" as the storm subsides, according to the National Hurricane Center. . Southern California was also struck by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Ojai on Aug. 20. . So far, there haven't been any reports of severe damage or injury from the earthquake, reports the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. . Hilary is the latest climate disaster to affect the U.S., Canada and Mexico, AP reports. Canadian firefighters continue to battle the country's worst-ever fire season. and the Hawaiian island of Maui is still grappling with the effects of America's deadliest wildfire in over a century

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit Southern California north of Los Angeles, around the same time that the tropical storm Hilary hit the US state.