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Flurry of More Than 50 Minor Earthquakes Strike Riverside County

There were more than 50 earthquakes measuring 1.0 magnitude or higher centered near Glen Avon in Riverside County on Sunday, according to the USGS.

A flurry of minor earthquakes struck Riverside County on Saturday and Sunday, with most of the quakes centered near Glen Avon, south of Fontana.

Eight earthquakes in Riverside County measured 2.5 magnitude or higher over the weekend, according to the United States Geological Survey. The larger quakes ranged anywhere from magnitude 2.6 to magnitude 3.4, with the largest of the shakes centered about three miles northeast of the city of Nuevo in Riverside County, per the USGS.

That 3.4 magnitude quake early Sunday morning received 245 responses on the USGS's "Did You Feel It" site.

After three earthquakes over the 2.5 magnitude threshold on Saturday, another five earthquakes higher than 2.5 magnitude shook Riverside County Sunday.

In all, there were more than 50 earthquakes measuring 1.0 magnitude or higher centered near Glen Avon in Riverside County on Sunday, according to the USGS.

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