3.1-Magnitude Earthquake Reported Off Coast of Coronado

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake was reported about 40 miles off the coast of Coronado Saturday evening around 7 p.m.

Geologists say the earthquake was most likely a single event - but there's always the chance that it's the foreshock of something bigger.

โ€œEvery one of those islands out there is being lifted up by active faults, thatโ€™s why those islands are there,โ€ explained Pat Abbott, Ph.D., SDSU Professor Emeritus of Geology.

โ€œWhen we get an earthquake like this one that just happened, those are the island building, island lifting events,โ€ he said.

Dr. Abbott says San Diegans are usually concerned with the threat of earthquakes from the east, but the threats from the west should be taken just as seriously.

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