A seismic 4.0 magnitude earthquake has rattled parts of Southern California in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The earthquake struck at 3:41 a.m. PT in Ontario with an epicenter near the Ontario International Airport, according to the US Geological Survey.
Initially recorded as a 4.3 magnitude quake, its was gradually downgraded to a 4.0 and was followed by several small aftershocks, the strongest of which was 2.5, reported KTLA.
There are no reports of damage or injuries. Shaking was reported in parts of Los Angeles, Culver City, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Torrance and Whittier.
‘Felt in Ontario. Strongest out of the cluster we’ve had. Things came out shelf this time,’ one person said.
Pictured: The tremors felt across Southern California
‘I’m in Eastvale and surprised it was only 4.1! It shook my house violently! It felt like a car had hit the side of my house,’ said another.
California was rocked by three earthquakes in less than 24 hours on Wednesday.
The largest was a 3.0 magnitude quake that hit four miles northwest of Walker at 12:33 p.m. local time on Wednesday, followed by a 2.9 magnitude quake struck 10 miles northeast of Barstow at 10:45 a.m. local time.
And at 5:40 p.m., the state suffered another blow as a 2.6 magnitude hit two miles east of Pacheco.
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