The strongest was a 3.4 magnitude quake that struck near San Bernardino, with more than 500 people feeling the quake.
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Inthepast24hours,atleastfiveearthquakeshavestruckCalifornia.
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WhyItMattersEarthquakesarenotuncommoninCaliforniaandvaryinmagnitude,fromquakessosmallthatnoonefeelstheirshakingtonaturaldisasters.Whenaquakestrikes,there’softenachancethataftershockswillfollow.
Hundredsofpeoplefeltshakingfromthequakesoverthepast24hours.Thetemblorsstrucktwomonthsafteramagnitude-7.0earthquakehitoffshoreinEureka,California,promptingevacuationsamidfearsofatsunami.
WhatToKnowFivequakeshavebeendocumentedasstrikinginlandCaliforniainthepast24hours,accordingtotheUSGSwebsite.AseriesofquakesalsostruckoffshoreinnorthwesternCalifornia.
AmapfromtheUSGSshowsthesitesofthemostrecentearthquakesinCalifornia.
AmapfromtheUSGSshowsthesitesofthemostrecentearthquakesinCalifornia.
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OcotilloWellsEarthquakeAround2p.m.Mondayafternoon,a2.7-magnitu
