An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5, the third above 3.0 in Southern California in the last several hours, struck the Inland Empire on Saturday afternoon.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey , the quake struck at 2:16 p.m. with an epicenter 11 miles south of Idyllwild, near Hemet.
The quake marked the third in the region on Saturday, after two hit the Malibu area in the early hours of Saturday. A 3.8 magnitude was recorded just before midnight while a 3.5 rattled the area at about 6:30 a.m…