4.7 Magnitude Quake Hits Southern California, Tremors Felt In San Diego, LA

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By Roxanne Palmer | March 12, 2013 4:36 AM EST

An earthquake rattled the Southern California desert on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Service.

The quake’s magnitude was initially estimated at 5.2 but was soon downgraded to 4.7. The quake was centered near the town of Anza, Calif., but tremors felt as far as 65 miles away in San Diego and some reports of shaking 100 miles away in Los Angeles. There are no immediate reports of damage.

Monday also happens to be the two-year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake off the coast of Japan that created a devastating tsunami and led to a major disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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