5.1 magnitude earthquake hits San Diego

A robust however shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck southern California on Monday, in line with the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The tremor was centered round 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) south of Julian, a small city situated roughly 20 miles from the US-Mexico border. It originated at a depth of eight miles and was adopted by a collection of smaller aftershocks.
There have been no rapid studies of accidents or injury to infrastructure.

Southern California lies alongside the boundary of a number of tectonic plates, making it one of the seismically lively areas within the United States.
The area has skilled a number of main quakes previously, together with the devastating 1994 Northridge earthquake that killed dozens and brought on billions of {dollars} in injury.
California’s most notorious quake stays the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which triggered widespread fires and a tsunami, leading to an estimated 3,000 deaths.