Earthquake hits Southern California near Lake Elsinore

Earthquake hits Lake Elsinore area

A preliminary earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale struck the Lake Elsinore area Thursday morning.

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — An initial magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck Thursday morning near Lake Elsinore, followed by a magnitude 3.0 aftershock, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 9:39 a.m. about four miles west of Lake Elsinore. It was recorded at a depth of about five and a half miles.

Just one minute later, the USGS reported a 3.0 magnitude aftershock in the same area.

In the past week alone, Southern California has experienced three major earthquakes.

On Monday, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Highland Park. The tremors were felt widely in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties. On Aug. 6, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake was felt from the Bakersfield area to Los Angeles and Orange counties.

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According to Dr. Jones, there have been 13 earthquakes in Southern California of magnitude 4.0 or greater this year alone. Compare that to the past 20 years, she said, there have been about five earthquakes a year of magnitude 4.0 or greater in Southern California.

Since 1932, the average number of earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater in Southern California has been between 10 and 12, Jones shared on social media.

Related: Seismologist Warns of Increased Earthquake Activity in Southern California

The number of earthquakes greater than magnitude 4.0 in 2024 is closer to the average recorded in Southern California over the past 90 years.

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