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Published: May 8, 2018

Deep Quake Shakes Cabazon Area Along San Andreas Fault

By Nate Brown
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USGS (fair use) Cabazon Area


At 11:49:34 UTC a 4.5 Magnitude earthquake struck 11km North of Cabazon, California.

USGS originally reported the earthquake as a 4.6 but later downgraded it to a 4.5. The quake struck along a portion of the San Andreas Fault Line and was approximately eight miles deep.

No injuries were reported, and roughly seven thousand people reported shaking at that time.

A second quake also struck the region at roughly 11:51 UTC with a magnitude of 3.2.

Residents in San Diego, Seal Beach, Victorville, Redlands, Lancaster, and other Southern California regions reported feeling the jolt caused by the quake.


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