By Ricardo Roura
Aug 15, 2024, 1:36 PM EDT
Southern California shook on Thursday morning by a preliminary magnitude 3.9 earthquake that occurred in Riverside County.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake It happened at 9:39 a.m. about 4 miles northwest of Lake Elsinoreat an approximate depth of 5.4 miles.
A minute later, a 3.0 magnitude aftershock occurred.according to the USGS. Authorities have not immediately reported any injuries or property damage from the quake.
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According to the USGS, they felt the earthquake Residents of Riverside, Hemet and Orange County.
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake may cause very minor damage in most cases.
This tremor and its aftershock occur just a few days after Other earthquakes were recorded in Southern California.
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles, shook the region at approximately 12:20 p.m. as of this Monday, August 12.
Five days earlier, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Lamont area of Kern County, which had dozens of replicas of magnitudes between 2.5 to 4.5.
On July 29th it happened a 4.9 magnitude earthquake near Barstowin San Bernardino County.
The authorities No residents were reported injured or significant property damage. after any of these earthquakes.
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Thousands of earthquakes are recorded in California every year.but the vast majority are very small. Several hundred are magnitude 3.0 and only 15 to 20 are magnitude 4.0 or higher, according to the USGS.
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