San Diego residents say they were jolted and jiggled as quake strikes near Temecula

An earthquake that shook Temecula, Calif., on Friday night was felt extensively throughout San Diego.

The magnitude 4.2 quake was reported at 6:16 p.m. 11 miles from Temecula at a depth 9 miles, based on the U.S. Geological Survey.

“This occurred on an unnamed smaller fault that’s a part of the Elsinore,” mentioned San Diego State College seismologist Tom Rockwell. “It [was] beneath Palomar Mountain, in an space of granitic rock.”

San Diego residents spoke up on social media about being jolted and jiggled.

“Yep, that was an earthquake! We felt 2 fast jolts right here on the workplace,” the Nationwide Climate Service’s San Diego office tweeted.

“[M]y home actually jiggled like jello,” a Twitter user replied.

The quake didn’t set off a tsunami warning, according to the nationwide tsunami warning middle.

Within the final 10 days, there have been two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or larger centered close by.

A median of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 to five.0 happen every year in California and Nevada, based on a latest three-year information pattern.

Due to the abundance of quakes within the Golden State, The Instances has sources to assist residents put together:

The San Diego Union Tribune contributed to this report.