Monday, October 17, 2011

Earthquake: 4.0 quake strikes near Ludlow

A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported Monday afternoon eight miles from Ludlow, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:05 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 25 miles from Bagdad, 33 miles from Twentynine Palms Base, 41 miles from Twentynine Palms and 120 miles from Los Angeles Civic Center.

In the past 10 days, there has been one earthquake magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.

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

— Ken Schwencke

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