Earthquakes Today: Southern California Desert hit, According to U.S. Geological Survey

Reports indicate that a series of small earthquakes centered in a small desert of Southern California hit Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Most of the quakes, including one measuring 4.7 magnitude, were centered 14 miles southwest of La Quinta, Calif., and 23 miles south of Palm Springs, Calif., but were felt over a wide area of Southern California.

The quake occurred within 20 minutes of each other. There were no reports of injury or damage, according to USA Today.

In Los Angeles, one quake felt as a rolling motion.

USA TODAY reports that their bureau, located on the ninth floor of an office building just north of Los Angeles International Airport, felt the force of the quake, which caused window blinds to jangle. The rolling motion lasted about 10 seconds, inducing a momentary seasick feeling in some workers.

The U-T San Diego newspaper quotes Jim Eskidge, a resident of Fletcher Hills in the eastern part of San Diego County, as saying the "the ground shook pretty good, and the windows shook good."

The USGS initially regsistered the first quake as a 5.2 magnitude before revising it downward.

For those present at the quake, while shocking and suprisingly, luckily, the event didn't cause much damage.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Susie Bride, a cashier at Cahuilla Mountain Market and Cafe in Anza, said the quake seemed to last awhile but didn't do any damage to the business.

"It kind of shook and then I thought, 'God, is that an earthquake?' It kind of shook and then it rolled a little bit and then it shook again," she said.