Pair of earthquakes – 3.5 and 3.9 – near Ontario jolts parts of Southern California
Sep 07, 2024
A pair of earthquakes hit Southern California on Saturday morning, Sept. 7, with the second one, or aftershock, packing more of a jolt.
At 10:34 a.m., a 3.9-magnitude quake hit 4.4 miles east, southeast of Ontario, 4.7 miles north, northwest of Eastvale, 4.7 miles west, northwest of Jurupa Valley and 5.3 miles south of Rancho Cucamonga, the the U.S Geological Survey reported.
The first quake, at 10:05 a.m., was centered 4.3 miles southeast of Ontario, 4.4 miles north-northwest of Eastvale and 5.5 miles east of Chino, according to the USGS’s preliminary report.
Both occurred at a depth of about three miles.
No injuries or damage were immediately reported.
The second, more intense quake was felt mostly in Riverside and Orange counties but also in Long Beach and West Covina, according to the USGS.
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