There appears to be the beginnings of a small swarm of earthquakes in the Brawley Seismic Zone, this time in the town of Brawley, California. The USGS has a great website on swarms and why they occur.
http://www.scsn.org/index.php/earthquakes/earthquake-swarms/index.html
Lately, there has been quite a bit of press about the recent “San Andreas” movie. To me, this movie sets back the general public’s knowledge and understanding about how earthquakes create damage in Southern California. Some basic stereotypes exist in the movie, many of which are completely false. Starting with the magnitude of the earthquake …
At 9:59am on July 5, 2014, a M4.6 earthquake struck near Big Bear Lake. The focus was 5.4 miles deep. If you felt this earthquake, the USGS wants to know! Watch for debris on the roadways in that area (State Highways 18, 38, 138, 173, 189, and 330).
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