Earthquakes strike San Diego County two days in a row

Anna Ashcraft
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Earthquakes strike San Diego County two days in a row

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After an Easter Sunday earthquake rattled North County, another earthquake rattled the area near Ocotillo Wells in East County Monday morning, the United States Geological Survey reports.

USGS reports a 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck 17 miles southwest of Ocotillo Wells near the border with Imperial County in eastern San Diego County.

Easter earthquake rattles North County: USGS

The earthquake struck at a depth of 4.8 miles at 10:52 a.m. Monday, around 55 miles northeast of San Diego.

Earthquake strikes near Ocotillo Wells in San Diego County. The orange dot shows where Sunday's earthquake hit. The blue dot represents Monday's earthquake in East County (Courtesy: United States Geological Survey)
Earthquake strikes near Ocotillo Wells in San Diego County. The orange dot shows where Sunday's earthquake hit. The blue dot represents Monday's earthquake in East County (Courtesy: United States Geological Survey)

So far, USGS says only a few reports have come in, with people in the area around Ocotillo Wells reporting feeling weak to light shaking. There are now reports of people between Escondido and Poway feeling light shaking.

Easter’s earthquake was felt across San Diego County. Did you feel this latest earthquake? Report it here.

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