4.9 magnitude earthquake rattles Southern California

Barstow residents shaken up by earthquake

Barstow residents got a good shake when a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck Monday afternoon.

LOS ANGELES - Did you feel it? A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Barstow Monday afternoon.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the initial quake struck just after 1 p.m. It was centered about 13.6 miles east northeast of Barstow -- about 115 miles northeast of Los Angeles -- and was at a depth of seven kilometers.

A 3.5 magnitude aftershock quake struck about three minutes later, according to USGS. Two minutes later, a second aftershock of 2.7 was also reported near Barstow.

4.9 magntiude earthquake hits SoCal area

A 4.9 magnitude, and at least two aftershocks, struck Barstow Monday afternoon.

The earthquake was felt as far as Burbank and Woodland Hills.

"An M4.9 (current estimate) east of Barstow," seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones posted on X. "We have seen quakes this size many times in the Mojave Desert."

She added, "This location is near the Calico fault -- which crosses the Mojave. It is more than 50 km from the San Andreas fault, so it will not change the probability of a San Andreas earthquake."

No injuries or damage have been reported.

"I was sitting in my car, I got the alert on my phone there was an earthquake and the car was rocking side to side, and I was like ‘oh my God, it’s still happening right now," one Barstow resident said.

Cal Tech said this earthquake could be a foreshock.

"The terms foreshock and aftershock are how the earthquakes are after the entire sequence is finished. So we don't what's a foreshock until everything is over," said Cal Tech seismologist Gabrielle Tepp.

If you felt the earthquake, you can report it to the USGS. They use the data to create maps that show what people experienced and the extent of damage.