The temblor struck at 4:49 a.m. Tuesday about seven miles north of Cabazon. (Los Angeles Times)
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 recorded in Riverside County rattled cities in Orange County on Tuesday morning.
The temblor hit at 4:49 a.m. and was centered about seven miles north of Cabazon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The quake was followed by several aftershocks.
There were no immediate reports of significant injuries or damage.
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Seismologist Lucy Jones said on Twitter that the quake occurred in a "complex part" of the San Andreas fault under the San Bernardino Mountains and wasn't far from the epicenter of a 1986 quake that measured 5.9 magnitude.
This is the second time in a little over a month that Southern California has been hit by a light to moderate quake felt over a large area. On April 5, a magnitude-5.3 earthquake centered in the Channel Islands off Santa Barbara County rattled nerves.
Hannah Fry is the public safety reporter for the Daily Pilot. Before joining the Pilot in August 2013, she had two stints covering Costa Mesa as an intern for the Orange County Register and writing about the restaurant industry for the Fast Food Maven blog. While attending Chapman University, she was the editor-in-chief of the college newspaper, the Panther. (714) 966-4632
