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Small quake strikes near Lake Elsinore

A small earthquake on Monday morning, Sept. 21, slightly rattled Riverside and Orange counties.

The magnitude-3.4 temblor struck at 6:20 a.m. at a depth of about 4.9 miles.

Its epicenter was 6.4 miles northwest of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, and 10.9 miles northeast of Rancho Santa Margarita, according to a computer-generated U.S. Geological Survey report.

There were no immediate reports of damages, and none were expected in the aftermath of such a small temblor.


Source: Orange County Register

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