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SAN DIEGO (BNO NEWS) — Two light earthquakes rattled the Mexico-U.S. border on Saturday morning, seismologists said, but causing no damage or casualties.
The first earthquake at 10.30 a.m. local time – with 4.9 on the Richter scale – was centered about 14 miles (23 kilometers) southwest of Seeley, in California’s Imperial County, or 17 miles (28 kilometers) west-southwest of Mexicali in Mexico’s Baja California. It struck about 3.4 miles (5.4 kilometers) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the California Integrated Seismic Network.
The second earthquake, which had a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale, struck about 3 minutes later. That earthquake’s epicenter was centered less than a mile from the first earthquake.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, but people throughout the region reported feeling the quakes.
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SAN DIEGO (BNO NEWS) — Two light earthquakes rattled the Mexico-U.S. border on Saturday morning, seismologists said, but causing no damage or casualties.
The first earthquake at 10.30 a.m. local time – with 4.9 on the Richter scale – was centered about 14 miles (23 kilometers) southwest of Seeley, in California’s Imperial County, or 17 miles (28 kilometers) west-southwest of Mexicali in Mexico’s Baja California. It struck about 3.4 miles (5.4 kilometers) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the California Integrated Seismic Network.
The second earthquake, which had a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale, struck about 3 minutes later. That earthquake’s epicenter was centered less than a mile from the first earthquake.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, but people throughout the region reported feeling the quakes.
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LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) — A light earthquake shook Los Angeles on Friday evening, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The 3.9-magnitude earthquake at 8.19 p.m. local time (3.19 GMT) was centered about 9 miles (14 kilometers) east-southeast of Port Hueneme, a small beach city in Ventura County. The epicenter was also located about 47 miles (76 kilometers) west of Los Angeles. It struck about 11.1 miles (17.9 kilometers) deep, making it a shallow earthquake.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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SAN DIEGO (BNO NEWS) — Two moderate earthquakes shook southern California on late Saturday morning, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The first earthquake at 11.33 a.m. local time, which had a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale, was centered about 11 miles (17 kilometers) southwest of Seeley.
The second earthquake at 11.46 a.m. local time, which had a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale, was centered about 12 miles (19 kilometers) east-southeast of Ocotillo.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) — A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 40 miles north of Oakland, California on Friday afternoon, seismologists said. It struck about 3.1 miles deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) — A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 40 miles north of Oakland, California on Friday afternoon, seismologists said. It struck about 3.1 miles deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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SAN DIEGO (BNO NEWS) — A light earthquake rattled southern California on Thursday morning, seismologists said.
The 4.6-magnitude earthquake at 7.22 a.m. local time was centered about 11 miles southwest of Seeley.
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LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck 9 miles west-southwest of Guadalupe Victoria in Mexico’s Baja California on Thursday, seismologists said.
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JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) — A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck northern Sumatra on early Wednesday, seismologists said.
There was no immediate word on tsunami potential.
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JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck the Molucca Sea in Indonesia on Monday evening, seismologists said.
The 6.3-magnitude earthquake at 7.05 p.m. local time was centered about 135 miles south of Manado on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, according to the country’s national seismological agency. It struck about 6.2 miles deep, making it a shallow earthquake.
No tsunami watches or warning were issued following the earthquake.
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