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Apr 8, 2009 8:05 pm US/Pacific

Quake Swarm Continues Near San Andreas Fault

BOMBAY BEACH, Calif. (AP) ― A magnitude-3.5 earthquake struck near the southern San Andreas Fault Wednesday, the latest in a swarm that began two weeks ago.

The temblor hit shortly after 3 p.m. at a depth of nearly 5 miles and was centered 2 miles south of the small town of Bombay Beach in Imperial County.

More than 400 quakes have rattled the desert of southeastern California since mid-March including 13 larger than magnitude 3.

The strongest was a magnitude-4.8 quake on March 24 that woke up residents, but did not cause damage.

Seismic activity in the Bombay Beach area has tamped down in the past week.
Seismologist Kate Hutton of the California Institute of
Technology said it will take a fair amount of quiet time before
scientists can declare a swarm over.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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