4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern California
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake occurred close to Indio Monday night.
The USGS reported that, over the past several days, a sequence of at least five earthquakes shook California, with magnitudes ranging from 2.5 to 3.3. The most recent, a 3.3 magnitude quake, struck near Tres Pinos in San Benito County Saturday morning at a depth of 4 miles.
A 4.9 earthquake was recorded about 5.4 miles northeast of Indio Hills, according to USGS. INDIO HILLS, Calif. — People across San Diego County reported feeling an earthquake Monday evening. USGS reported a 4.9 magnitude earthquake northeast of Indio Hills in Riverside County at 5:56 p.m.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 3.8 magnitude quake was detected near Indio Hills around midnight Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A nearly 5.0 magnitude earthquake was reported near Indio, California, and was felt in San Diego, Orange County and Temecula.
Many of the state’s largest earthquakes have struck near the junction, where the Pacific, North American and Gorda plates meet. This area also forms the boundary between two infamous threats: the San Andreas Fault system, which runs across most of California, and the Cascadia subduction zone, which goes up to Vancouver Island, Canada.
SAN BENITO COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 3.3 magnitude quake was detected near Tres Pinos Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Californians were left fearing an earthquake had struck when they felt a sonic boom as NASA’s Crew-11 re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere aboard their SpaceX Dragon, which was returning early from a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) due to an urgent medical issue with one of the astronauts.