A magnitude 4.1 earthquake rattled Southern California early Sunday morning.
The quake struck 3 miles southeast of Ontario at 3:51 am.
Residents in Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange County felt shaking.
No reports of damage or injury.
The latest temblor comes amid a record-breaking year for 4.0+ magnitude quakes in California igniting fears of the “big one.”
The “Big One” refers to a large earthquake along the San Andreas fault. Seismologists say California is overdue for a large seismic event.
This morning's M4.0 at 3:51am PDT 4km SE of #Ontario, CA, #SouthernCalifornia #Earthquake confirmed valid. Likely continuation of Ontario sequence that began 9/7/24. Updated analysis coming soon @ scsn.org/index.php/eart
“The average number of magnitude 4 and above earthquakes for this region is about eight per year, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) seismologist Lucy Jones said in a televised Q&A following the earthquake,” the Daily Mail reported.
“So far, we’ve had 14 in Southern California – the largest previous year was 13,” Dr. Lucy Jones said.
A magnitude 4.7 quake struck Malibu last month.
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