String Of Earthquakes Hit Southern California

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Wednesday saw a fair amount of earthquake activity across Southern California.

As of 7 p.m., the U.S. Geological Survey had recorded four for the day stateside and one in Baja California.

The largest was a magnitude 3.5 that struck at 2:59 p.m., about 4 miles south of Borrego Springs in San Diego County. At 6:24 p.m., a magnitude 2.7 quake rocked the same area.

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A magnitude 2.8 temblor was recorded at 4:56 p.m., about 7.5 miles northeast of Trabuco Canyon near the county line of Orange and Riverside.

Earlier in the day, at 8:12 a.m., a magnitude 2.8 quake was recorded about 3 miles northeast of San Jacinto in Riverside County.

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In Baja California, a magnitude 2.5 temblor was recorded at 4:12 a.m. about 57 miles southwest of Alberto Oviedo Moto.

There were no reports of injuries or damage.

The USGS reports earthquakes that are magnitude 2.5 or greater.

CORRECTION: The quakes were reported on July 17, not July 18.


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