Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes southern California

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck a remote part of southern California, near the border with Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Monday, Reuters reports. The quake was centered about 5 miles southeast of Ocotillo, California, and occurred at 0426 GMT, the USGS said. It was felt in San Diego on the western coast of California, a witness said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries as of Monday, June 14, 8:00 p.m.

Associated Press reports that the quake was an aftershock of the deadly Easter Sunday magnitude-7.2 quake that shook Baja California and Southern California, said Egill Hauksson, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He said the epicenter of Monday’s quake occurred in the same zone of the quake in April. Thousands of aftershocks, which can go on for months or years, have occurred since the Easter earthquake. At least 45 aftershocks were recorded immediately following Monday’s 5.7 quake, with the largest measuring at magnitude-4.5.