A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon north of Ridgecrest. In the past 10 days, there have been 608 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon at 5:14 p.m. Pacific time 10 miles from Olancha, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred 39 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., 63 miles from Porterville, Calif. and 67 miles from Lindsay, Calif.An average of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes between 4.0 and 5.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three year data sample.
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