Crime & Safety
Earthquakes Rattle SoCal Thursday Afternoon, Did You Feel Them?
Two earthquakes struck with an epicenter near Newport Beach and Costa Mesa at 4:52 p.m. Thursday evening.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — A pair of sharp, jolting earthquakes struck about one mile southeast of Costa Mesa and 1.4 miles east-northeast of Newport Beach, authorities said today.
The first temblor struck with a magnitude of 3.6 at 4:52 p.m. about a mile southeast of Costa Mesa and 1.4 miles east-northeast of Newport Beach, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Just as people were calming down from that shaker, another quake with a magnitude of 3.4 struck at 5:04 p.m., this time 1.6 miles southeast of Costa Mesa and 1.7 miles east-northeast of Newport Beach.
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The quakes were felt throughout Orange County and through parts of Los Angeles County.
There are no immediate reports of damages.
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