Nine Quakes in less than 24 hours rattle California on Christmas eve, Follows swarm in Canada

SB – A series of earthquakes on Christmas Eve and before dawn Christmas morning hit around California, and a much bigger 6.3 quake shook off Vancouver. At least nine earthquakes in 24 hours reaching up to 3.2 magnitude shook California from the Los Angeles area north to Chico, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

The other quakes in the swarm ranged from 2.5 to 3.0 magnitude and stretched the length of the state, according to the USGS. The largest was near Idyllwild, in the San Jacinto Mountains east of Los Angeles, at 8:24 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The quake was 9.6 miles deep and was felt as far away as the Rancho Cucamonga and Redondo Beach, the USGS said. READ MORE