The third quake in the past 5 days, a temblor of magnitude 5.3 hit the southern California area of Los Angeles. Yesterday a quake mesuring 7.2 struck off the northern cost of california, sparking tsunami warnings. On Sunday a similar quake hit the San Diego region.
The 1:53 p.m. quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 and was centered near Yucaipa in San Bernardino County east of Los Angeles.
There are no reports of injuries or significant damage in this quake or any of the previous 2.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
A light earthquake occurred at 20:53:26 (UTC) on Thursday, June 16, 2005.
The magnitude 4.9 event has been located in the GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA.
The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 12 km ( 7 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
5 km (3 miles) NE (48°) from Yucaipa, CA
10 km (6 miles) E (94°) from Mentone, CA
15 km (10 miles) NNW (347°) from Beaumont, CA
25 km (15 miles) NE (54°) from Moreno Valley, CA
114 km (71 miles) E (89°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA
