A strong earthquake was felt on Monday in southern California, in the United States.
The epicenter of this 5.2 magnitude earthquake is located near San Diego, according to the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS).
No one injured has been reported at the moment.
A strong earthquake occurred this Monday, April 14, in southern California, in the United States, on Monday, April 14, according to the authorities. The epicenter of this 5.2 magnitude earthquake is located near Julian, a small town just over an hour’s drive from San Diego, according to the American Geophysics Institute (USGS) (new window).
“It is unlikely that there are victims and damage“said the USGS in an initial report. “Overall, the population of this region lies in structures that resist seismic tremors, although there are vulnerable structures”, he added.
The earthquake felt in several regions
The earthquake was strong enough to make the balance of certain residents of Orange, in southern California, lose balance, according to the first testimonies collected by AFP. According to CBS News (new window)at least seven replicas were reported immediately after the initial earthquake.
The earthquakes are frequent in the “Golden State” because the west coast of the United States is located at the crossroads of several tectonic plates of the earth. Many residents still remember the Northridge earthquake in 1994, which had killed dozens in the Los Angeles region, thousands of injured, and caused millions of dollars in damages.
-
Read
Before/after – earthquake in Burma: these images that reveal the extent of the damage
In 2024, California recorded an unprecedented seismic activity for several decades, according to seismologists. Several moderate earthquakes have shaken the nerves of certain inhabitants, which fear the “big one”. But according to scientists, these medium -scale earthquakes are not heralding a disaster in preparation.
