2 Quakes Shake Southland; No Major Damage Reported
Two earthquakes shook Southern California Saturday, but neither caused major damage or any injuries.
A 3.4 quake centered one mile north-northeast of Yucca Valley in San Bernardino County struck at 4:45 a.m. The temblor, an aftershock to last year’s deadly Landers-Big Bear quakes, caused no injuries, authorities said. Power lines were severed on California 247 in Landers, state transportation officials said. The highway was closed briefly for repairs.
Twelve hours after the pre-dawn quake, an unrelated 3.5 shaker struck Imperial County near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The quake struck at 4:58 p.m. four miles northwest of El Centro, said Caltech seismologist Riley Geary. There were no reports of damage or injury.
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