Residents in Southern California were rattled by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake on Monday evening.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake struck about 12 miles northeast of Indio, CA, in Riverside County at 5:56 p.m. PST.
This graphic describes the earthquake reported in Southern California on Monday, Jan. 19.
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The earthquake, which had a depth of almost 2 miles, triggered a ShakeAlert warning throughout the region.
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People in Palm Desert, Coachella Valley, San Diego, Orange County and the Inland Empire took to social media to announce that they had felt the shakes of the earthquake.
Cracks are seen on the road along Hwy 178 north of Rodgecrest, California, some 16 miles south of Trona, California, on July 4, 2019.
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According to the USGS, the initial earthquake had an estimated intensity of V on the Mercalli intensity scale, meaning that the shakes were strong enough to overturn unstable objects, break dishes, windows and possibly even cause pendulum clocks to stop.
After the initial quake, four smaller aftershocks occurred in a similar area. The USGS reported aftershocks of magnitudes 3.3, 3.4, 2.9 and 3.0.
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The last aftershock took place almost 25 minutes after the first quake.
So far, no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Per the California Department of Conservation, every year, California generally gets two or three earthquakes that are magnitude 5.5 or higher, which can cause moderate damage to structures.
