Small earthquake hits at Anza-Borrego

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 struck Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego County early Monday, according to a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey.

The temblor hit at 5:10 a.m., its epicenter 6 miles west-southwest of Ocotillo Wells, 14 miles southeast of Borrego Springs and 58 miles east- northeast of San Diego, according to a computer-generated USGS report.

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Tags: Anza borrego Desert State Park, Earthquake, Ocotillo Wells, SDNN, U.S. Geological Survey

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