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4.7 Earthquake Hits Los Angeles Area

By Jeff Black, NBC News

4.7 Earthquake Hits Los Angeles Area

March 11, 2013 Updated Mar 11, 2013 at 10:39 AM PDT

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 shook a wide area of Southern California on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake was centered 16 miles south of Palm Desert, Calif., in the high desert area northeast of San Diego.

There were no initial reports of damage.

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