Global Courant 2023-04-29 17:21:50
A magnitude-3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday at 7:48 a.m. Pacific time, a mile from Calexico, California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, hours after a magnitude-4.1 quake nearby.
The earthquake occurred three miles from El Centro, seven miles from Imperial, 16 miles from Brawley and 44 miles from San Luis, Ariz.
The magnitude 4.1 quake was reported at 5:07 a.m. Saturday, two miles from Calexico.
In the past 10 days, there have been four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or higher in the area.
An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur each year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year sample of data.
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