Last night, August 14, conglomeration Inland Empire was recorded earthquake. The strength of tremors in the epicenter was 4.4 points on the Richter scale. Most noticeable — 3 points — they were in Temecula (riverside County).
The earthquake began at approximately 18.24 and lasted for about 29 minutes. The epicenter was located 6.5 km to the North of the village of Aguanga. The first quake was registered at a depth of 6.5 km, the second at a depth of about 8 km On the effects is not reported.
Meanwhile, geologists expect more serious unrest — the threat about the seismic situation in the region, the publication Nature reported in 2006. The fact is that along the California coast lies the rift of the San Andreas fault with a length of 1.3 thousand kilometers, which causes the movement of tectonic structures.
Users of social networks already sharing their impressions on the incident:
I thought it was in my head but Twitter has confirmed that my bed shaking was a quake smol. Noooo. 😭 #earthquake
— summer 🌙 (@xsummermariex95) August 15, 2018
«I thought I had something, but Twitter confirmed that my bed shook from a small earthquake. Nooo».
In the next 30 years, scientists expect earthquakes of a magnitude of 7-8 points with disastrous consequences. According to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Geological survey (U. S. Geological Survey), the victims of this earthquake can be up to 1.8 thousand people, and the damage is estimated at $213 billion
However, yesterday’s aftershocks, scientists do not consider sign of approach of a more powerful earthquake. They only show the slow movement of the Pacific tectonic plate in a North-westerly direction.
But the earthquake in Hawaii had much more serious consequences.
