A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Hemet Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was reported at 5:43 a.m. in the Baldy Mountain area in Riverside County and it was about 9 miles deep, said USGS.It was centered 2 miles south of Mountain Center and 11 miles southeast of Valle Vista.RELATED: 3.9-magnitude earthquake reported near Lake ElsinoreThe quake was centered 21.3 miles southeast of East Hemet and 23.8 miles southwest of Palm Springs. USGS reports that the quake could be felt in areas as far as Laguna Beach, which is about 75 miles away.
The last earthquake to hit Riverside County was on Thursday, August 15, near Lake Elsinore. It had a 3.9-magnitude and followed a string of recent earthquakes in the Southern California region.Those earthquakes included a 5.2-magnitude quake at the beginning of August that was felt across Los Angeles, Kern and Ventura counties, which was followed by more than 400 tremors within 10 miles of the quake's epicenter over the next two days. A couple days later, a 4.
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