Earthquake Hits Near Palomar Observatory
POSTED: 5:36 am PST November 17,
2008
UPDATED: 1:12 pm PST November 17,
2008
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. -- Three earthquakes, the strongest with a magnitude of 4.1, rocked an area of northern San Diego County Monday.The first of the temblors centered about 10 miles north of Palomar Observatory, just north of the San Diego-Riverside county line, struck at 4:35 a.m., said Caltech seismologist Anthony Guarino.Two milder quakes -- with magnitudes of 3.8 and 1.2 -- occurred in the same locale at 9:41 a.m. and 9:46 a.m., respectively, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no reports of damages or injuries.
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