© Getty ImagesThe series of earthquakes hit California's Salton Sea region on April 29, 2023
The first swarm began at 12:08 p.m. Saturday in the US-Mexico border town of Herber, with nearly 50 tremors shaking the area until 5:12 a.m. Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported. The Herber quakes reached up to 3.7 in magnitude and were felt by about 60 people.
The second swarm struck nearly 40 miles north, by the town of Niland, where more than 25 tremors then shook the southeast shore of the Salton Sea starting at 12.09 a.m. Sunday.
Those earthquakes lasted until 5:28 a.m. and reached a higher magnitude of 4.5, which was felt by about 30 people, UGS said.
© USGSA swarm of earthquakes struck southern California near the Mexican border over the weekend.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquakes.
The seismic activity comes just days after earthquakes rattled the Ocotillo Wells and El Centro areas, where there have been at least five recent earthquakes of a magnitude of 3 or higher, according to the UGS.
A swarm of earthquakes struck southern California near the Mexican border over the weekend. USGS An earthquake also hit Ocotillo Wells on Saturday, just days after other quakes in the region.
California and Nevada have seen an average of 234 earthquakes between magnitudes of 3 and 4 a year, according to the latest report from UGS seismologists.
Although earthquakes within that range of magnitude can be felt by people and cause minor damage, it's not entirely rare for residents to miss them or even sleep through them.
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