Great
Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Series Of Earthquakes Rattle Southern California
By Erik Sandoval, iReporter and Digital Content Director
POSTED: 11:38 am PDT October 18, 2011
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -- A 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook parts
of the high desert area of Southern California on Monday after
another quake hit just an hour before.
The quake hit at 2:26 p.m. and was centered about 40 miles north
of Yucca Valley and 40 miles north, northwest of Twentynine Palms.
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit the exact same area at 1:05 p.m.,
according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Both quakes were preceded by another on Monday morning measuring
3.1 in magnitude. It hit an area near Julian, southwest of the
Salton Sea on Monday morning.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports the earthquake hit at around
10:30 a.m. 12 miles east, southeast fo Julian, 14 miles north,
northeast of Pine Valley and 17 miles south of Borrego Springs.
There were no reports of damage or injuries from any of the
earthquakes.