4.8 magnitude earthquake among over a dozen shakes registered in Southern California overnight
Nearly 20 earthquakes rocked parts of Southern California within a short time overnight, according to data from the United States Geological Survey.
The first earthquake was at 12:36 a.m. PST Sunday, and happened just northwest of El Centro, California. It measured a 4.8 magnitude, according to the earthquake tracker from the USGS.
From there, earthquakes continued around El Centro and Imperial, two cities located east of San Diego and close to the Mexico border. The National Weather Service office in San Diego noted the earthquakes, posting on X that there were 13 tremors as of 12:53 a.m., and some had been felt at the office.
Damage from the earthquakes was not immediately reported.
It has been a busy night to our east...several small earthquakes have occurred in El Centro in the past 15 minutes. A couple of them were felt at our office 🫨 🫨 As of 12:53 am there have been 13! https://t.co/JDBWfMZ8Uv pic.twitter.com/fMIZW5BsdA
— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) February 12, 2024
Earthquakes measured in Southern California early Monday
Here's where the other earthquakes in California were measured as of 5 a.m. PST Monday:
12:38 a.m. PST: 3.6 magnitude less than one mile southwest of Imperial
12:39 a.m. PST: 3.7 magnitude 2.5 miles northwest of El Centro
12:39 a.m. PST: 3.5 magnitude less than one mile north of El Centro
12:40 a.m. PST: 3.1 magnitude 0 miles northwest of El Centro
12:41 a.m. PST: 3.0 magnitude 1.9 miles south of Imperial
12:41 a.m. PST: 2.6 magnitude 2.5 miles south of Imperial
12:42 a.m. PST: 4.5 magnitude 1.2 miles northwest of El Centro
12:43 a.m. PST: 2.5 magnitude 13.7 miles south-southwest of Furnace Creek
12:43 a.m. PST: 3.5 magnitude 1.2 miles east-southeast of El Centro
12:45 a.m. PST: 2.7 magnitude 1.2 miles north of El Centro
12:59 a.m. PST: 3.9 magnitude 1.2 miles west-northwest of El Centro
1:01 a.m. PST: 2.7 magnitude 1.9 miles north-northwest of El Centro
1:26 a.m. PST: 2.5 magnitude 1.9 miles northwest of El Centro
1:30 a.m. PST: 2.8 magnitude 1.2 miles northwest of El Centro
2:18 a.m. PST: 3.6 magnitude 0 miles east-southeast of El Centro
2:25 a.m. PST: 2.7 magnitude 1.9 miles southwest of Imperial
3:03 a.m. PST: 2.6 magnitude less than a mile east of El Centro
3:33 a.m. PST: 3.0 magnitude 1.9 miles north-northwest of El Centro
Only one earthquake was measured in Furnace Creek, California, located in the Death Valley region and about 390 miles north of El Centro.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: California earthquakes: USGS records quakes near Imperial, El Centro