A collection of earthquakes struck simply south of the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday and early Monday, with the most important hitting 4.9 magnitude, in line with the U.S. Geological Survey.
The primary within the string of earthquakes rattled Sunday simply earlier than 10:30 a.m., centered about 20 miles southeast of Mexicali close to Delta, Mexico. That magnitude 3.3 earthquake was adopted by three extra — all weaker than the primary — earlier than the 4.9 quake hit at 11:22 a.m., in line with USGS.
Over the following 15 hours, nearly 30 extra earthquakes can be recorded, all in the identical Baja California space. Most got here in under 4 on the second magnitude scale, however no less than three others measured above 4. The newest one hit Monday simply after 2 a.m.
Individuals recorded feeling some weak or gentle shaking throughout San Diego County, in line with public submissions shared with the USGS.
It wasn’t instantly clear if the earthquakes brought on any harm or accidents.
In mid-February, one other swarm of earthquakes hit roughly the identical space, with greater than 20 quakes recorded over a couple of hours round El Centro, Calif. No main harm was reported then.
