On Friday evening, at approximately 6:16 p.m., residents in San Diego County reported feeling an earthquake. The San Diego region was shaken early Friday evening by an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale and centered near Palomar Mountain. However, as reported by the official authorities, the earthquake, which was felt in areas all the way down to San Diego, did not appear to have caused any injuries or damage immediately after it occurred.
People In San Diego Say They Were Shaken And Jolted When An Earthquake Hit Near Temecula
On Friday evening, an earthquake that occurred in Temecula, California, was felt throughout a large portion of San Diego, claims The Los Angeles Times. According to the findings of the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 occurred at 6:16 p.m. approximately 11 miles from Temecula at a depth of 9 miles.
Tom Rockwell, a seismologist at San Diego State University, indicated that the earthquake occurred on an unnamed smaller fault that is a component of the Elsinore. He said, “It was beneath Palomar Mountain, in an area of granitic rock.” You can see the official tweet by NWS San Diego below.
Yep, that was an earthquake! We felt 2 quick jolts here at the office.
No tsunami expected. #cawx https://t.co/IM5WRbxoR2
— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) April 1, 2023
Residents of San Diego have taken to social media to express their discomfort at being jolted and jiggled. The National Weather Service’s San Diego office tweeted, “Yep, that was an earthquake! We felt 2 quick jolts here at the office.”
“My house literally jiggled like jello,” a Twitter user replied.
According to the findings of the national tsunami warning center, the earthquake did not result in the issuance of a tsunami warning.
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The USGS “Did You Feel It?” map reveals that people in Chula Vista and as far north as Los Angeles felt the earthquake. Within the past week, there have been two earthquakes in the area that measured magnitude 3 or higher and were centered there.
A recent data sample that encompassed a period of three years found that the states of California and Nevada experience an annual average of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 4 to 5.
Regarding the recent earthquake of magnitude 4.2 that occurred in the San Diego region, that is all the information that we have. If anything new emerges, you can be confident that we will update this post accordingly. In the meanwhile, be sure to check our website, serveupdate.com, on a continuous basis.
