Small Quake Rattles Mojave Desert Area
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A minor earthquake rattled the Mojave Desert late Saturday afternoon, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
The 3.7 magnitude temblor that struck at 4:18 was an aftershock of the Landers-Big Bear quakes of last June, according to seismologists at Caltech. Saturday’s earthquake was centered 12 miles southeast of Lucerne Valley, a town about 70 miles east of Los Angeles.
“It was just a small little shaker,” said Fire Capt. Bill Oliver.
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