3.6-magnitude quake shakes San Diego County, geologists say. ‘Just felt an earthquake’
A 3.6-magnitude earthquake shook the northern San Diego County area early Friday, June 3, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
The 7-mile deep quake hit near Warner Springs, about 22 miles from Valley Center, at 3:40 a.m. Pacific time, according to the USGS.
“Just felt an earthquake,” one person wrote on Twitter at 3:41 a.m.
“The way I immediately check Twitter to see if anyone else near San Diego felt that earthquake just now lol,” another person tweeted.
More than 250 people reported feeling the earthquake. People from as far away as San Diego and the Los Angeles area reported the tremor.
Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says. It replaces the old Richter scale.
Quakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are often felt but rarely cause much damage, according to Michigan Tech. Quakes below 2.5 magnitude are seldom felt by most people.
