Earthquake: 5.1 quake strikes near Borrego Springs
A map showing the location of the epicenter of Friday morning's quake near Borrego Springs, Calif.. (Bing Maps)
June 10, 2016, 1:09 a.m.
A shallow magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported Friday morning 13 miles from Borrego Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:04 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of -0.6 miles.
Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-earthquakesa-earthquake-51-quake-strikes-near-borrego-springs-calif-jxrksv-story.htmlA shallow magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported Friday morning 13 miles from Borrego Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:04 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of -0.6 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 16 miles from La Quinta, 19 miles from Palm Desert, and 20 miles from Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Borrego Springs is a community of about 3,000 people in eastern San Diego County. The quake was felt throughout the Southland. A Downey woman called KNX 1070 and said it struck with "a soft roll," then later "hit again stronger." A caller from Costa Mesa described a "back and forth" sensation."
In the past 10 days, there have been two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.
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