A magnitude 3.9 earthquake about 4 miles northwest of Lake Elsinore struck at 9:39 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15.
A 3.0 aftershock hit one minute later, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
People reported feeling the earthquake in Riverside, Hemet and Orange County, the USGS said.
A 4.0 earthquake is capable of causing only very minor damage in most cases.
These temblors comes just days after others.
A 4.4-magnitude quake, with an epicenter near Highland Park, shook Southern California on Monday afternoon, Aug. 12.
Five days before, a 5.2 earthquake, centered near Lamont, erupted; it had a 4.4-magnitude aftershock.
And on July 29, there was a 4.9-magnitude earthquake near Barstow.
No significant damage was reported after any of them.
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