A Barstow Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 and its aftershocks rock portions of Southern California.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary magnitude 4.9 earthquake rattled all of Southern California on Monday afternoon when it struck the Barstow area.
At 1:00 pm, an earthquake with a depth of almost six kilometers occurred. There was trembling from the high desert of the Inland Empire to Calabasas, Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, and other places.
The USGS reports that two minor aftershocks, one with a magnitude of 3.5, occurred after the temblor.
The state’s Shake Alert system sent out a warning 12 seconds before the earthquake was felt, according to seismologists at Caltech. The earthquake was first recorded by the alert as a 5.0 before being reduced.
There have been no reports of injuries or property damage in the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s jurisdiction.
No early reports of damage or injuries came from other areas.
In her assessment of X, renowned seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones stated that the earthquake was situated close to the Calico fault, which traverses the Mojave.
Since Monday’s earthquake occurred more than 50 kilometers away from the San Andreas fault, the likelihood of a San Andreas earthquake will not change, the user wrote.
There was an earthquake near Barstow.
The US Geological Survey reports that on Monday afternoon, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 struck around 13 miles northeast of Barstow.
On Monday, the earthquake was detected immediately after 1 p.m., and two aftershocks were soon after. A magnitude of 3.5 was recorded for the first aftershock, and 2.7 for the second.
The USGS reported that the tremor was felt as far south as Palm Desert and as far east as Lake Havasu and Las Vegas. There are reports that it was felt west of Santa Monica as well. The USGS classified the shaking in Santa Clarita as “weak” to “light.”
Several people reported feeling the effects of the earthquake in the Santa Clarita Valley on social media group pages.
According to Santa Clarita city officials, the earthquake caused little damage.
According to the USGS, there have been three deadly earthquakes on July 29 in recorded history: a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan in 1985 that left five people dead and 38 injured; a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Nepal in 1980 that claimed between 150 and 200 lives; and a 6.5-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Venezuela in 1967 that left 240 people dead, more than 1,500 injured, and more than $100 million worth of property damage.
Early on Monday afternoon, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake and other powerful aftershocks were detected throughout Southern California.
The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 1 p.m. in San Bernardino County, was approximately 13 miles northeast of Barstow, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A large portion of Southern California, including metropolitan Los Angeles and northern San Diego County, saw the effects.
The USGS swiftly reduced the earthquake’s magnitude from 5.1 to 4.9 after first measuring it at 5.1. There were other large aftershocks measuring 3.5 and 2.7 in the aftermath.
No immediate reports of injuries or damage were made. According to California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Shane Hernandez, officers are examining important infrastructure, such as bridges and overpasses.
For Hernandez, it felt like a little rolling, KTLA 5 News reported. “And then, it seemed as though it was surging up towards us as the aftershocks started to come in.
Barstow is situated along the heavily trafficked Interstate 15 corridor, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
In California, thousands of earthquakes are reported annually, most of which are quite small. Just a few hundred are larger than magnitude 3.0, and just 15 to 20 are larger than magnitude 4.0, according to the USGS.
Alaska is the only state in the continental United States to report more earthquakes annually than California.
