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4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes El Centro Region

KPBS | By City News Service
Published April 27, 2010 at 3:32 AM PDT
This story was published more than 15 years ago.

A magnitude-4.7 earthquake was recorded about 18 miles west southwest of El Centro early today.

The quake struck at 3:55 a.m., according to preliminary information from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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