Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 26 mi east of Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA, on Friday, Jun 3, 2022 at 3:40 am (GMT -7) -

Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 11 km depth

3 Jun 10:43 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
3 Jun 10:43: Now using data updates from USGS
3 Jun 11:58: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.6 to 10.9 km (from 6.6 to 6.8 mi).

Update Fri, 3 Jun 2022, 10:48

Small 3.6 quake hits near Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA

3.6 quake 3 Jun 3:40 am (GMT -7)

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred early morning on Friday, June 3rd, 2022, at 3:40 am local time near Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 6.6 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.6 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.6.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Julian (pop. 1,500) located 11 miles from the epicenter, Ramona (pop. 20,300) 18 miles away, Escondido (pop. 151,500) 26 miles away, Poway (pop. 50,200) 29 miles away, San Marcos (pop. 92,900) 30 miles away, Lakeside (pop. 20,600) 30 miles away, Temecula (pop. 112,000) 33 miles away, and Vista (pop. 100,900) 34 miles away. In San Diego (pop. 1,394,900, 46 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 3, 2022 10:40:29 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Jun 3, 2022 at 3:40 am (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	10.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	33.23367°N / 116.66417°W (San Diego, California, United States)
Antipode	33.234°S / 63.336°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	60 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Salton Buttes (97 km / 60 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	18 km (11 mi) NNW of Julian (pop: 1,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) NE of Ramona (San Diego County) (pop: 20,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) ENE of Escondido (pop: 151,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) NE of Poway (pop: 50,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) ENE of San Marcos (pop: 92,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Lakeside (San Diego County) (pop: 20,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) NE of San Diego (pop: 1,394,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 737 km (458 mi) SE of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 10.8°C (51 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	10.9 km	6km SSW of Warner Springs, CA	USGS
3.6	10 km	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	EMSC
3.6	10.9 km	Southern California	RaspberryShake

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Velley Center (33.2 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / very short : I was sitting in my dark room cant sleep when suddenly i heard it coming the the whole house shook for a second | 3 users found this interesting.

92126 (54.5 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Second floor, laying down on the bed I felt a jolt and heard it throughout my room as though a giant had nudged the whole house. | 3 users found this interesting.

Vista, CA 92084 (48.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : In bed, sounded like a skyscraper crumbling in the distance. | 4 users found this interesting.

92065 (25.8 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating : I was asleep and it woke me up. Decent volume rattling | 4 users found this interesting.

26461 Cynthia St. Hemet, CA / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 15-20 s : Vibration, jolt, light shaking and then a roll like on a boat for 12 seconds. | 4 users found this interesting.

Ramona, San Diego (29.1 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Rattles the windows for 2 sec the paused then again for 2 seconds | 3 users found this interesting.

La Mesa (59.5 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s : In bed awake. Heard it first somewhat loud, then jolt, slight shake, loud rumble. No damage, just wall pictures ajar a bit | One user found this interesting.

Poway / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single vertical bump / 2-5 s : Sounded like an explosion, little shaking before or after. | 3 users found this interesting.

Vista (51.3 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short : Like a banging that I could hear and feel | 2 users found this interesting.

Pauma valley / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / very short : At first I hear an evolving noise. | 2 users found this interesting.

San Diego, CA (46.5 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Rattled the place, felt stronger than 3.1 | One user found this interesting.

Escondido (42.1 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Mini | One user found this interesting.

92082 (26.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 15-20 s : lots rumbles r mostly | One user found this interesting.

Escondido / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex rolling (tilting in multiple directions) / 2-5 s : I heard a roaring sound that had a little shake with it but then turned into rolling and shakingat least 2 5 seconds.

Borrego Springs CA / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s : I was asleep in upstairs room. It woke me up, house felt like it was moving laterally. My dog was barking. My husband slept through it - ????

In bbed / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : No shaking just a loud sound hitting the house | One user found this interesting.

Escondido (41.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Jolt of the house.

el cajon ca (73 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : my cat started meowing and woke me up he knew there was an earthquake coming

Escondido, San Diego, California (43 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s

near Julian, San Diego, California (24.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s

San Marcos California (47.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 2-5 s : sitting down and heard it comming and then house shook slightly

Rancho Bernardo Ca (42 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Just got back into bed and felt the roll and heard the sound.

Escondido, CA (42.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Moderate

Valley center, ca (29.2 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s

San jacinto (65.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Palm Springs, Riverside, California (61.5 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s

Ramona, CA (26.8 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Ramona

10953 Cool Lake Terrace San Diego CA 92128 (50.2 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Falling asleep and started awake like a truck hit the house. Very short in duration

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