“Double-Quake:” More Earthquakes Shake Yorba Linda Area

Back-to-back magnitude-4.5 and -3.4 earthquakes were reported Wednesday morning near Yorba Linda area, just hours after a magnitude-4.4 quake and several aftershocks were reported in the area.

Wednesday's earthquake was reported at 9:33 a.m. about one mile northeast of Yorba Linda. A magnitude-3.4 quake was reported at 9:51 a.m. in the same area.

"It's hard to tell if this was a quake or aftershock because they were in the same area and same magnitude, so I would call this a double-quake," said Dr. Kate Hutton, staff seismologist at Caltech. "I would call this a cluster or quake swarm. We can expect to see more small quakes-aftershocks."

By 12:30 p.m., more than 10 quakes had been reported in the area:

9:33 a.m. - magnitude 4.5
9:40 a.m. - magnitude 1.2
9:44 a.m. - magnitude 1.6
9:47 a.m. - magnitude 2.2
9:51 a.m. - magnitude 3.4
9:54 a.m. - magnitude 2.1
9:57 a.m. - magnitude 1.6
10:31 a.m. - magnitude 1.4
10:36 a.m. - magnitude 2.9
10:44 a.m. - magnitude 1.6
10:53 a.m. - magnitude 1.8
12:22 p.m. - magnitude 2.7
12:56 p.m. - magnitude 1.4
1:12 p.m. - magnitude 1.5
1:30 p.m. - magnitude 2.2

NBCLA Facebook page visitors reported shaking in Santa Clarita, Carson, Pasadena, Orange, Huntington Beach, Anaheim and other locations.

"It felt bad here in Anaheim -- like a big truck hit the building," wrote Facebook visitor Leo Sanamaria.

The shaking was something with which newly acquired Dodger Shane Victorino didn't have to deal in Philadelphia. The ex-Phillies player tweeted, "Why is the hotel shaking????? Could u say #Earthquake____________? Welcome to #LA!"

The shaking followed Tuesday night's quake, which occurred in the same area at about 11:23 p.m.

There have been no reports of injuries or damage.

The location of the quake center was near the Whittier Fault, but the quakes could be occurring on an unmapped fault.

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