San Bernardino shaken by consecutive earthquakes

A pair of small earthquakes rocked the community in southern California of San Bernardino on Monday morning, according to US Geological Survey.

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake was reported less than a mile from San Bernardino at 9:44 a.m. followed by an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 four minutes later, the USGS reported.

The Temblors occurred a few kilometers from cities like Highland, Muspoy, Lake Arrowhead and Rialto.

The initial earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.7 miles and the second at a depth of 4.5 miles. Have you felt this earthquake? Consider reporting what you felt at the USGS.

Over the past 10 days, there has been no earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or more focused nearby.

An average of 234 earthquakes with amplitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occurs per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three -year data sample.

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