EARTHQUAKE: 3.1-magnitude earthquake hits near Newport Beach

Sunday, December 20, 2015
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Newport Beach at about 3:25 p.m. on Sunday.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake hit one mile east of Newport Beach, four miles southwest of Irvine and six miles east-southeast of Huntington Beach.

The USGS says the depth of the earthquake was just over four miles.
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Several ABC7 viewers reached out and said they felt the earthquake in Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Aliso Viejo, Irvine, Fountain Valley and Anaheim.









DEVELOPING: We will add more details to this report as they become available.
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