3.3-magnitude earthquake rattles hundreds in California. ‘These earthquakes gotta stop’

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California, geologists said.

The earthquake shook Lytle Creek, about 20 miles north of Rancho Cucamonga, on Thursday, July 14, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Shaking started at about 12:30 p.m.

Some weak and light shaking could be felt as far as San Bernardino, Victorville and Corona. The earthquake wasn’t felt in Los Angeles, according to the USGS.

While a 3.3-magnitude earthquake is smaller than most California residents are used to, hundreds of people reported feeling the earthquake. Within 90 minutes, more than 375 people reported feeling the earthquake to the USGS.

Dozens of people on social media were reporting feeling the earthquake as well.

“These earthquakes gotta stop,” one person said on Twitter.

Other people didn’t feel the earthquake at all.

“Wow I slept thru the earthquake my sisters now waking me up to ask me if I feel it,” another person said.

California also experienced another earthquake less than an hour later.

A 2.9 quake rattled about 7 miles northeast of Don Pedro Reservoir at 1:12 p.m. Pacific time, geologists said.

Two people reported feeling the tremor.

Don Pedro Reservoir is about 45 miles east of Modesto.

A day earlier on Wednesday, July 13, geologists reported a 3.1-magnitude earthquake in Gilroy, about 30 miles southeast of San Jose. The earthquake could be felt in Morgan Hill, Watsonville, Berkeley and near San Francisco.

Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says. It replaces the old Richter scale.

Quakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are often felt but rarely cause much damage, according to Michigan Tech. Quakes below 2.5 magnitude are seldom felt by most people.

Rancho Cucamonga, population 175,000, is a city south of the San Gabriel Mountains and east of downtown Los Angeles.

This story was originally published July 14, 2022 at 1:59 PM with the headline "3.3-magnitude earthquake rattles hundreds in California. ‘These earthquakes gotta stop’."