USGS: Small Quakes Jolt Southern California Suburbs
A small earthquake rattled a populated swath of Southern California but there were no reports of damage or injury.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.0 quake hit at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday about a mile from Yorba Linda in suburban Orange County.
The USGS says the quake struck at a depth of just under 2 miles.
The epicenter was about four miles east of Fullerton and 30 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
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