Southern California residents were rattled by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake on April 14th just after 10 a.m. The epicenter was located about 2.5 miles from Julian, along the San Andreas Fault. In an interview with the BBC, Perette Godwin, a spokeswoman for the City of San Diego, said that there were no reports of structural damage or injuries.
Freshman Eduardo Vinolo says, “I was not at school and I was sleeping in bed and my bed started shaking and my room started shaking and I jumped up because I didn’t know what was happening.”
CBS News interviewed Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, who said that the earthquake was about 8 miles underneath the Earth’s surface. Furthermore, she added, “Sunday’s 3.3-magnitude earthquake in the same area was a foreshock to Monday’s 5.2-magnitude earthquake.”
Meanwhile, at La Jolla High School, students felt the earthquake at a lesser magnitude. Latin teacher Wendy Wira says, “The room started to shake a little bit. After it kept going, I said, ‘Hey guys I think we’re having an earthquake. You know what to do.’ I went under my desk and everybody else went under their desk, which is exactly what we are supposed to do. This was my first time actually going under my desk during an earthquake because usually you notice it and then it’s done. But this one rolled for a little while. We are on the second floor of the 500 building so we felt it more than other classrooms.”