DEVELOPING: SoCal Hit with Two Earthquakes Back-to-Back – 7 Quakes Strike Region in Six Days!
Two relatively minor quakes hit Southern California in Newport Beach Thursday evening.
The first quake, magnitude 3.6, hit 1 mile ENE of Newport Beach at 4:52 pm local time. A second quake, magnitude 3.4, hit 2 miles ENE of Newport Beach at 5:05 pm local time.
Shaking was felt in Orange County, parts of the Inland Empire and Los Angeles County.
Good afternoon Southern CA. Did you feel the magnitude 3.6 quake about 1 mile northeast of Newport Beach at 4:52 pm? The #ShakeAlert system was activated. See: https://t.co/F7JgX4qbAv @Cal_OES @CAGeoSurvey pic.twitter.com/EIs5b003kB
— USGS ShakeAlert (@USGS_ShakeAlert) June 7, 2024
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck Newport Beach on Wednesday afternoon.