California has been rocked by a preliminary 4.4 magnitude earthquake that sent shockwaves through Los Angeles.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected the tremor at 9:32am PT (12:32pm ET), about three miles west of Muscoy in San Bernardino County.
A 3.1 magnitude quake hit just four minutes later in the same area, with smaller quakes under magnitude 2 also detected around the epicenter.
Over the past 10 days, three earthquakes with magnitudes of 3.0 or higher have been recorded near the area.
The USGS has received dozens of reports of shaking from locals, with some located as far west as Long Beach.
No damages or injuries have been reported.
‘I felt it in Garden Grove, in my apartment on the 7th floor,’ Gregory Christison said on Facebook. ‘It was a rolling sensation.’
The earthquakes likely occurred along the southern segment of the San Andreas Fault, which runs near Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County.
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California has been rocked by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake that sent shockwaves through Los Angeles
The seismic activity was detected along the San Bernardino Fault, which is considered the active segment of the San Andreas Fault system
This area is one of the most seismically active in Southern California and also lies near the San Jacinto Fault Zone, another major fault system contributing to regional quake activity.
The USGS detected 3.0 and 2.8 magnitude earthquakes in the same area roughly an hour before the strongest quake struck.
People reported feeling shaking in many areas including Jurupa Valley, Eastvale, Ontario and even as far as Redondo Beach.
Many locals described it as a jolt or sudden movement.
Cindy Hecht Sedbrook said she was on the 11th floor of a building in Irvine when she felt the quake.
Susan McDiarmid, a resident of Oak Hills, said her ‘whole house shook.’
Ashely Loren, who recently moved to the area shared online: ‘Earthquake in San Bernardino County! Stronger than the one a few months ago, but not too bad.
‘The cabinets moved and then snapped back into place. I’m from Florida, y’all, this will always feel new to me.’
Sarah Minson, from the USGS, said in May that the chances of the long-feared ‘Big One’ striking San Francisco by 2055 have risen to a staggering 72 percent.
