A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Los Angeles area Friday night. This is the second such quake in March after an earlier earthquake rose to 4.4 magnitude on the richter scale.

Experts say that the trend of quakes hitting California could result in an even bigger quake like the one that ravaged the state 20 years earlier in 1994.

According to the the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake hit an area centering La Habra, Orange County at 9 p.m. La Habra sits about 30 miles southeast from the Los Angeles downtown area. Damages from 100 aftershocks resulted in shaking of office and buildings.

Citizen responses online gathered by the USGS said the tremor was felt as far down south as San Diego with a northern entry into Ventura County.

In a similar quake on March 18, the first news item to be reported on Monday, was a 4.4 magnitude earthquake in California. The quake rattled residents in the early hours of the morning all the way from South Beach Valley to Long Beach. However, minimal damages were reported. The Geological Survey reported that "the quake's magnitude was 4.4 and it was centered 15 miles west-northwest of the downtown civic center."

"There could be even a larger earthquake in the next few hours or the next few days," Lucy Jones, a seismologist briefed the media.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said, "Tonight's earthquake is the second in two weeks, and reminds us to be prepared."

Broken glass,water main breaks, gas leaks along with a rockslide were found close to the epicenter, said authorities in an USA Today report.

Southern California Edison said that 2,000 customers reported power outages.

With Reports By USA Today