4.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Ontario area, USGS says

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Sunday, October 6, 2024 1:14PM
4.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Ontario area, USGS says
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattled the Ontario area Sunday morning, jolting some residents awake.

ONTARIO, Calif. (KABC) -- A magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattled the Ontario area Sunday morning, jolting some residents awake.

This comes just 5 days after a 3.1 magnitude quake struck around that same area.

Measured at a depth of about 3.54 miles, the 3:51a.m. quake was centered southeast of Ontario, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency initially reported the temblor as a 4.3.

There were no immediate reports of significant damage.

Eyewitnesses reported feeling shaking in Ontario, Pomona, La Verne, Riverside and Anaheim Hills.

A magnitude 2.5 aftershock struck the area at 4:04 a.m., the USGS said.

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