3.0-magnitude quake is the second to rattle Southern California in hours
A 3.0-magnitude earthquake shook the Southern California area in the morning on Monday, Oct. 3, hours after another was reported in a neighboring county, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
The quake, about 5 miles deep, hit nearly 2.5 miles from Banning in Riverside County just after 9 a.m., according to the USGS.
About 100 people from as far away as Temecula and Cathedral City reported feeling the shake, according to the agency.
“Earthquake! Only a 3.1 but I sure felt it here in Banning CA,” one Twitter user shared.
The Riverside quake follows a 3.1-magnitude earthquake reported during the early morning hours in Yorba Linda, McClatchy News reported.
Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says. It replaces the old Richter scale.
Quakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are often felt but rarely cause much damage, according to Michigan Tech. Quakes below 2.5 magnitude are seldom felt by most people.
Banning is about 80 miles east of Los Angeles.
This story was originally published October 3, 2022 at 12:06 PM with the headline "3.0-magnitude quake is the second to rattle Southern California in hours."
