2.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Huntington Beach

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Monday, March 28, 2016
The ABC7 QuakeCam captured the moment a 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck four miles from Huntington Beach on Sunday, March 27, 2016.
The ABC7 QuakeCam captured the moment a 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck four miles from Huntington Beach on Sunday, March 27, 2016.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Huntington Beach on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The USGS said the earthquake hit about four miles southwest of Huntington Beach and about 9 miles west of Costa Mesa around 10:45 p.m.

A preliminary report measured the earthquake at 2.5 magnitude, but the USGS later upgraded it to a 2.6-magnitude earthquake.

The ABC7 QuakeCam captured the moment the earthquake struck.

ABC7 viewers in Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Seal Beach, Garden Grove, and Lake Elsinore reported feeling the earthquake.