Ventura County Quake.
3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Fillmore Area, Ventura County; No Immediate Damage Reported.
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Fillmore area of Ventura County on Saturday afternoon, with reports placing the shaking just before 12:30 p.m. USGS data indicated an epicenter northwest of Fillmore and a depth of roughly 12 to 15 miles. Early updates said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, though officials and emergency responders were monitoring and residents were urged to stay alert for possible aftershocks. The quake was felt across Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley, and some accounts extended as far south as Mission Viejo in Orange County. Local and regional coverage also emphasized earthquake preparedness, including keeping an emergency kit ready for future, larger events. The situation was described as developing as more details about location, effects, and aftershocks were expected.
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A Patch report put the quake’s timing at about 12:21 p.m. and gave more precise epicenter details: roughly 9.4 miles northwest of Fillmore at a depth of about 14.9 miles.
Spectrum News 1 provided additional location context beyond Fillmore, noting the depth as just over 12 miles and giving distances including about 12.2 miles from Ojai and about 18.7 miles southwest of Ventura.
Patch urged residents to participate in data collection, saying, “Did you feel it? Report it to the USGS for tracking purposes.”
One outlet reported that emergency services were “on standby to assess any potential issues,” even though no injuries or structural damage had been reported at that point.
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