There was quite a bit of shaking in the Salton Sea area has a swarm of earthquakes – including six larger than a three magnitude – were reported on Sunday.
There were dozens of quakes over a 24 hour period in and around Ocotillo Wells in Imperial County, according to the LA Times.
#California #Earthquake Swarm #Earthquakes #OcotilloWellshttps://t.co/P1N6Nz7Z7z pic.twitter.com/QkzY8GEs5v
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Seismologist Lucy Jones says the quakes hit on the southern end of the San Jacinto fault system and were not far from the site of the 1987 Superstition Hills quake – which was a 6.6 magnitude shaker.
Four M3s this evening west of the Salton Sea, at the southern end of the San Jacinto fault system. The location is a bit west of the epicenter of the 1987 M6.6 Superstition Hills quake. https://t.co/mSPs2K9Q8W
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 13, 2018
The area has seen its share of earthquake swarms before – as the area is on of the most seismically active in the country.
