Sunday, October 30, 2011

Earthquake: 3.5 quake strikes near Kettleman City

A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Sunday morning four miles from Kettleman City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:26 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was six miles from Avenal, 16 miles from Huron, 22 miles from Coalinga and 140 miles from San Jose City Hall.

In the past 10 days, there have been no earthquakes magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.

Read more about California earthquakes on L.A. Now.

— Ken Schwencke

Image: Location of the epicenter. Credit: Google Maps

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