A swarm of early-morning earthquakes felt by hundreds of people shook the Los Angeles area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Two 3.5-magnitude quakes struck within minutes of each other near Ontario just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to the USGS. Ontario is about a 35-mile drive east from Los Angeles.
More than 1,100 people from as far away as San Diego and Temecula reported feeling the first quake at 1:02 a.m., while more than 550 people reported feeling the second at 1:14 a.m., seismologists said.
At 2 a.m., a 3.7-magnitude quake rattled the Lytle Creek area, which is about a 25-mile drive northeast from Ontario, the agency said. About 600 people reported feeling that tremor.
A 2.5-magnitude quake shook the same area at about 5:25 a.m., s