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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Southern California shaken by 13 earthquakes over 25 minutes

aerial view of fields
An aerial view of agricultural fields in Imperial county in El Centro, California, on 23 July 2020. The cluster of earthquakes came two days after a 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit near Malibu. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Parts of California were hit by more than a dozen earthquakes overnight, with 13 shaking the state during a span of just 25 minutes.

“Good morning Southern California! Did you feel the magnitude 4.8 earthquake about two miles north-west of El Centro at 12.36am? The #ShakeAlert system was activated,” the United States Geological Survey Shake Alert account posted on X.

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