Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Small earthquake shakes Long Beach, Calif.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A small earthquake has shaken Long Beach and nearby areas of Southern California.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.7 tremor occurred at 9:06 a.m. Friday at a depth of about 11½ miles beneath the port city on the south Los Angeles County coast.

Port of Long Beach spokesman John Pope says there are no indications of any damage to the harbor.

Pope says the quake was a single jolt. The USGS' Internet-based citizen reporting system indicates the quake was felt throughout Los Angeles and neighboring counties.

The quake comes one day after a modest earthquake hit a sparsely populated area east of San Diego.

That magnitude-4.6 temblor struck at about 9 miles north of Ocotillo. There were no reports of damage.

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