The U.S. Geological Survey reports that three earthquakes hit California today with one being a 5.8 magnitude. Over the past seven days, California has experienced 15 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater up and down the state, including two that hit off the coast in the Pacific Ocean.
One struck as far south as Trabuco Canyon and a second all the way up to a spot off the coast of Eureka, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). And a 5.8 earthquake struck about 100 miles off Northern California’s Lost Coast.
A third earthquake struck near Lytle Creek, California, registering a 2.5 on the Richter scale. Trabuco Canyon, which is close to Lytle Creek, registered 4.0. Both cities are near Los Angeles.
The northernmost earthquake, closest to Eureka, registered a 5.8 on the Richter scale. However, because it hit 100 miles off the coastline, the vibrations were not as strong when they reached land. But residents of Ferndale, California, in Humboldt County, still felt the earthquake, but there are currently no reports of damage or injuries.
According to the USGS, when the earthquake hit at 8:39 a.m., the ripples of seismic activity reached from the southern coast of Oregon to nearly Ukiah, California, about 400 miles away.
Smaller earthquakes often precede bigger ones, but it’s hard to say whether this activity is indicative of a bigger earthquake to come, and if so, when.
Many of the tremors occurred near or along the San Andreas fault, where tectonic plates shift along the western edge of the state. The San Andreas fault is known to be particularly prone to earthquakes, and scientists believe that it will someday rock the state with “The Big One.”
Scientists predict that 2018 will be a particularly bad year for earthquakes. On Thursday, an even bigger earthquake registering a 6.2 on the Richter scale hit Japan.
The California coast is part of the “Ring of Fire,” an area made up of the Pacific coastline of the U.S., Asia and the Pacific Islands, where there are an abnormal number of underwater volcanoes.
Jesus Christ in His prophecies within the Gospels and Revelation foretold that earthquakes are a sign of the Last Days at the end of the age.
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