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The quake, at round 4:52 p.m., was centered a mile southeast of Costa Mesa, 1.4 miles east northeast of Newport Beach, and 5.6 miles west southwest of Irvine, in accordance with the USGS.
It occurred at a depth of roughly 7.5 miles.
The epicenter gave the impression to be a few blocks from Newport Harbor High School, in accordance with the USGS map. The faculty is on the border of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.
The earthquake may very well be felt throughout the county and elsewhere. In Costa Mesa, it threw a couple of laborious jolts, together with some rocking, that made partitions groan and home windows rattle.
There had been no speedy studies of injury or accidents.
A 3.4 aftershock situated 1.6 miles southeast of Costa Mesa adopted a couple of minutes later. That one was 1.7 miles east northeast of Newport Beach and 5.4 miles southwest of Irvine.
It was at roughly the identical depth because the preliminary quake.
On Wednesday afternoon, a magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck Newport Beach. That epicenter additionally was simply southeast of Costa Mesa.
Remember that the @USGS_Quakes has a web site to report what you felt and that info will probably be utilized by the scientists. Did You Feel It? https://t.co/RX5Ll05X7k
Both the M3.6 and its aftershock are up on the location
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) June 7, 2024
