Earthquake swarm rattles Southern California with thousands reporting shaking
The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected four tremors starting around 1:15 a.m. PT (4:15am ET), ranging in magnitude from 3.5 to 3.7.
The largest hit occurred around 2am PT (5am ET), 13 miles outside Rancho Cucamonga.
More than 2,000 people have reported shaking since the first earthquake struck, with many located in Los Angeles.
Residents have shared their experiences on X, with one saying: 'Pray for us in California that the big one doesn't happen.
'That was the 3rd earthquake in the last 10 minutes.'
Others said the earthquakes woke them up as they struck in the middle of the night.
These earthquakes follow another magnitude 3.5 earthquake that shook the Rialto area late Tuesday afternoon, which is just miles from Wednesday's seismic activity.
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