Saturday, October 15, 2011

Earthquake: 4.0 quake strikes near Toms Place

A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 25 miles from Toms Place, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:42 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5.6 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 28 miles from Qualeys Camp, Nevada, 29 miles from Mammoth Lakes and 164 miles from Sacramento.

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

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

— Ken Schwencke

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