Moderate earthquakes rattle southern California; no damage reported
May 9th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by BNO NewsSAN DIEGO (BNO NEWS) — Two moderate earthquakes shook San Diego and Imperial counties in southern California on Saturday morning, seismologists and local law enforcement officials said. There were no reports of damage or casualties.
The first earthquake, at 11.33 a.m. local time, had a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale and was centered about 11 miles (17 kilometers) southwest of Seeley, a census-designated place in Imperial County. It struck about 0.8 mile (1.3 kilometer) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The U.S. Geological Survey initially measured the strength of the earthquake at 5.0 on the Richter scale, but later revised it down.
The second earthquake followed about ten minutes later, at 11.46 a.m. local time. That tremor had a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale and was centered about 12 miles (20 kilometers) southwest of Seeley.
Later on Saturday, a third but smaller earthquake shook the same area. That earthquake had a 4.1-magnitude and was centered about 13 miles (20 kilometers) southwest of Seeley.
Law enforcement officials said there were no reports of damage or casualties from the earthquakes, which were felt as far away as San Diego.
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