An earthquake of magnitude of 5.2 hit San Diego at 10:08 am on Monday, according to the United States Geological Service.

The Epicenter of the earthquake was recorded at 2.49 miles south of Julian, in San Diego County.

According to the USGS map, the earthquake was widely felt throughout southern California and Mexico.

The seismologist, Dr. Lucy Jones, said that this earthquake is probably associated with Elsinore’s failure, which is a largest failure system in San Andreas. Jones said that the depth of the earthquake was about eight miles under the surface of the earth.

Jones said that the 3.3-Magnitude earthquake in the same area was a pre-pread of the 5.2 magnitude of Monday.

The earthquake was felt throughout the south of California and even Mexico.

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There were no reports of injuries or damage.

The mayor of San Diego, Todd Gloria, wrote in X: “San Diego experienced a strong earthquake centered near Julian. Until now, the damage visible or greater to the city is not known and I am in communication with the premises in the damage of his g.

At least seven replicas were reported immediately after the initial earthquake.

  • 10:10:17 AM: 2.9-Magnitude, 3 km SSW or Julian
  • 10:10:21 am: 2.8-Magnitude, 5 km from Julian
  • 10:10:54 am: 2.9-Magnitude, 4 km SSE or Julian
  • 10:11:30 am: 2.7-Magnitude, 5 km SSE or Julian
  • 10:12:08 am: 2.6-Magnitude, 4 km S by Julian
  • 10:13:08 am: 3.0-Magnitude, 4 km s of Julian
  • 10:14:03 am: 2.5-Magnitude, 4 km S by Julian
  • 11:23:42 AM: 4.0-Magnitude, 4 km SSE or Julian
  • 12:34:30 pm: 2.9-Magnitude, 5 km so Julian

Earthquake reactions throughout the south of California

Robin Boland with Julian’s Chamber of Commerce, said he felt that the earthquake lasted a long time. She said Althegh Julian is a small town, shook many people.

“Everyone in the city seemed to react again to that, everyone ran to the sidewalks on Main Street, Julian. Everyone was outside checking each other and all the alarms of the car shot,” Boland said.

A resident in Carlsbad said he felt the earthquake and that the shake was baggy.

“We definitely feel a very violent shake, and lasts about 10 seconds and our entire building also swing … that was the largest earthquake that I have felt in a long time,” Caroline de Carlsbad said.

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Dylan Carniero was inside the liquor of mountain spirits in Julian when he hit the earthquake. He was preparing to use the bathroom when he began to feel the earth trembling.

“I heard about three to four bursts and outbreaks of different bontles,” he said.

Carniero said that several bottles inside his store fell from the shelves and are damaged.

Ashely Pinnick of Ramona said the tremor broke the roof of his house. “It felt as if my whole roof was going to collapse. We have a large beam that crosses the center of our house, and I began to listen to something for Everethone and that, that’s, that’s, that’s, that is, that’s, that’s, that’s, that’s, that’s, and that’s, that’s, and that is manager. Terrified.”

Linda Rangel said she was working from her home in hidden when she felt the heavy tremor. “My instinct was to leave the building. I don’t know if that was right, but I had no shoe,” he said. “I left my phone Beind. I just got up and run.” She said there was a lot of creation, but there was some damage at home.

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