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3 Mild Aftershocks Hit Lucerne Valley

<i> Times Wire Services</i>

Three mild aftershocks of the June 28 Landers earthquake jolted residents in the Southern California desert area near Lucerne Valley on Sunday, authorities said.

The first quake struck at 4:49 p.m. and was measured at magnitude 3.0, said seismologist Riley Geary of Caltech in Pasadena.

It was centered six miles southeast of Lucerne Valley--in San Bernardino County--and 75 miles southeast of Los Angeles, Geary said.

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At 7:31 p.m. another magnitude 3.0 quake hit and was centered five miles southeast of Lucerne Valley. Two minutes later, a magnitude 3.8 quake struck five miles southeast of Lucerne Valley.

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