This week, California residents were on their toes.
On Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern peninsula of Russia, causing the entire coast of California to be on a tsunami watch.
Luckily for California residents, the tsunami never came.
However, on Thursday afternoon, a 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck California, resulting in many residents feeling the ground shake.
Southern California rocked by 4.3 Magnitude earthquake as tremors ROCK Los Angeles
A swarm of earthquakes, including one with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3, shook the Inland San Bernardino County on Thursday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at 9:32 a.m. The epicenter was roughly 4 miles northwest of Rialto, at a depth of about 3 miles.
The temblor followed a pair of smaller earthquakes earlier in the morning. A 3.0 was registered at 8:34 a.m. and a 2.8 magnitude quake hit about 10 minutes later.
The USGS also detected a series of four smaller quakes, including a 3.1, that were recorded in the first hour following the larger earthquake.
“Yes Southern California, that was an earthquake you just felt. Today’s reminder that California is earthquake country,” USGS Earthquakes posted on X.
The shaking was felt as far as Ridgecrest to the north, San Diego to the south, Oxnard to the west and Twentynine Palms to the east.
People might want to keep an eye on this area in California. 😬 Possible earthquake swarm starting
NBC Los Angeles revealed there were no reports of major damage:
Several smaller earthquakes have been reported Thursday morning before and after the largest shock. Aftershocks, the sequence of quakes after a larger mainshock, become less frequeNt over time, but can continue for days, weeks, months and even years after a powerful mainshock.
The area has seen about 130 quakes of magnitude 3.0 and greater since 1990, many coming in clusters. There have been eight quakes of magnitude-4.0 since that time.
“This is a very active region,” said seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, adding that Thursday’s activity was standard fare for Southern California and its vast network of earthquake faults.
There were no reports of significant damage.
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