LAKE ELSINORE - A moderate earthquake centered in the Santa Ana Mountains near Lake Elsinore gave Southwest County a jolt Sunday morning while rattling much of Southern California.

The magnitude-4.7 quake hit at 10:29 a.m., with an epicenter eight miles west-northwest of Lake Elsinore and about 1.6 miles from Santiago Peak, the largest peak on the Riverside County side of the mountain range, according to various reports.

The trembling was reported to have lasted 14 seconds, followed by numerous aftershocks over the next few hours that reached as high as magnitude 2.5.

Authorities for power and public safety agencies said the temblor did not harm electrical lines and facilities.

Investigator Denver Saucier of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and spokeswoman Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department said their agencies had received no reports of injuries or damages.

Hagemann, however, said that - based on her own experience at the Fire Department headquarters in Perris - the shaking was strongly felt.

"I was sitting right here when it hit," she said. "I heard it coming and it shook really good for about 10 to 15 seconds, then moved on."

Representatives from businesses in and near Lake Elsinore said they or their employees felt the rumbling.

"There was a lot of shaking in the shop for a few seconds," said Myong Kim, an employee of Latte Express in Lake Elsinore." All my co-workers looked at each other and said, 'Earthquake!' It was a little scary, but no damage."

Kristin Elfring, general manager of Lake Elsinore Outlets, said she consulted with employees on the consequences of the quake.

"They certainly felt it, but it did not disrupt business, however," Elfring said. "There was no damage."

Outside of the Lake Elsinore area, the jolt was felt in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange counties. It was felt as far north as the north San Fernando Valley, as far west as Marina Del Rey and as far south as Escondido, according to reports.