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UPDATE: 2 Earthquakes Reported SE of Murrieta
A quake strikes southeast of Murrieta late Thursday, followed by a second one.
UPDATE 1 a.m. March 30: A second quake registering a 2.9 magnitude struck the same epicenter on Palomar Mountain at 12:38 a.m. Friday, USGS reported.
This was about an hour and 30 minutes after the initial quake.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 shook about 30 miles southeast of Murrieta late Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The temblor struck at 11:09 p.m. four miles south/southwest of Palomar Mountain Observatory, 20 miles southeast of Temecula and 17 miles northeast of Escondido.
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The depth measured seven miles below the surface.
It was felt in Murrieta, Temecula, Lake Elsinore and parts of San Diego County, according to responses entered on the USGS website.
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