A magnitude 4.0 natural disaster rattled Southern California on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but apparently didn’t cause any damage.
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“It just rolled in and rolled out”, said Carlin Harris, co-owner of the Broadway Cafe in Big Bear Lake.
It was felt in Apple Valley, Riverside, Redlands, San Bernardino and even as far as Perris, according to reports.
It was centered 7 miles southeast of Big Bear Lake and 8 miles south of Big Bear City, USGS reported, according to CW California affiliate KTLA. The fire, ignited during the weekend by lightning, had destroyed 42 houses, 55 other buildings and 91 vehicles in and around this high desert community 100 miles east of Los Angeles, authorities said.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed there have been no reports of injuries or damage at this time.
The quake was first reported as a magnitude-4.5, but later downgraded by the USGS to 4.0. She says there was one sharp jolt and nothing more.
She added there was a slight chance a larger quake could hit the area.
“Felt small amount of rolling then a very hard jolt in Hesperia”, a NBCLA Facebook user was quoted posting.
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We will update this story as and when new information comes in.
