By SRH, California experienced its fifth earthquake within a mere 48-hour period, raising questions about the underlying causes of this unusual seismic activity. The latest tremor, measuring 3.3 in magnitude, occurred 32 miles southeast of Coachella at approximately 1:39 a.m. PST on Sunday. All five quakes originated from Salton City, generating a series of tremors around the 3.0 magnitude mark that extended to El Centro, the largest city in the Imperial Valley, situated 42 miles away. A recent report highlighted that the region experienced 16 earthquakes with magnitudes of three or greater in May. Seismologist Lucy Jones shared on X that the ongoing seismic activity in the Imperial Valley is being referred to as a swarm. “These occurrences are quite common in the Imperial Valley,” she noted. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has verified that the earthquakes originated from a […]