Quake Watch

• Nov 25, 2007 3:25 pm US/Pacific
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  3.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Coachella Valley

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3.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Coachella Valley

A small earthquake rattled the north end of the Coachella Valley Sunday afternoon.

The 12:31 p.m. quake measured at magnitude 3.1 by automated seismographs, which placed its epicenter 8 miles east-southeast of Big Bear City and about 30 miles north of Palm Springs.

The earthquake struck in the same area as two large earthquakes that hit in 1992. Those quakes, matnitude 7.2 in Landers and 6.4 near Big Bear, caused widespread damage.

Sunday's earthquake was too small to be felt by most people, according to measurements.

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