Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Point Arguello
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening 11 miles from Point Arguello, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:30 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 15 miles from Point Conception, 21 miles from Lompoc and 40 miles from Santa Maria.
In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.
Read more about Southern California earthquakes.
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