On Wednesday morning, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the Redlands region, located to the east of Los Angeles.
The U.S. Geological Survey pinpointed the quake’s epicenter just east of Riverside, California, at a depth of approximately 6.2 kilometers, or 3.9 miles. The tremor struck at 9:45 a.m.
Reports on the USGS “Did You Feel It?” platform indicated that the quake was sensed as far afield as Azusa in Los Angeles County, with most reactions coming from Redlands and Moreno Valley.
A resident from Redlands described the quake’s impact while they were in their office chair.
“My office chair swayed with me in it, on the second floor of my 1908 redwood home. When it’s close, it feels like a truck collided with the house, no rolling,” Jacki Mortenson shared on Facebook.
Commenting on the tremor, another individual remarked that they found it to be “strong.”
“I felt it too! It was pretty strong in Riverside from the Redlands area, definitely a surprise,” Anna Segura wrote on Facebook.
Others were unimpressed with its strength.
“That’s it? That’s not even strong enough to stir my drink!” Eric Galindo wrote.
The Redlands area commonly sees earthquakes, according to the Southern California Earthquake Center, though the 3.2 is the strongest so far this month.
