SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
A minor earthquake jolted South County on Monday night, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. The magnitude 3.6 quake was centered about two miles north-northwest of San Juan Capistrano and hit at 11:33 p.m., Caltech spokeswoman Sue McHugh said. Orange County sheriff’s officials said they received hundreds of telephone calls about the temblor.
Residents reported feeling one quick, solid jolt, Sheriff’s Lt. Colin Murphy said.
Susan Hough, seismologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, said the quake was not an aftershock of a previous quake, but added that it was too small to determine if it originated at a previously unknown fault.
“A quake that size can just about happen anywhere. If it is from an unknown fault, it’s a small one, a few hundred meters long at the most,” Hough said.
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