Magnitude-3.5 Temblor Jolts Southland Desert
From Times Wire Reports
A minor earthquake rattled the Southern California desert Saturday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
The magnitude-3.5 temblor struck at 4:05 p.m. and was centered 31 miles southeast of Palm Springs, according to a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey.
“We didn’t get any calls, but I did feel a quick jolt,” said an operator at the Palm Springs emergency dispatch center.
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