Holtville becomes epicenter of 4.1 magnitude earthquake

HOLTVILLE, Calif. (KYMA) - Holtville, California was the epicenter of a magnitude 4.1 earthquake.

The earthquake was felt throughout all cities in the Imperial County as well as in Mexicali. It happened early Thursday morning close to 2 a.m. California time.

No injuries were reported, nor was there any damage to structures. 

"It was the basically the leading event of the swarm. We had a precursor 2.0, and then we had a follow up earthquake and a 3.5. We do live in an area that is highly seismic in nature," said Cedrid Ceceña​​​​​​​, Imperial County Fire Deputy Chief of Operations. 

The Imperial County area is surrounded by at least five major faults, including the San Andreas, Imperial, and Brawley faults.