3.9 Quake Hits Off California Coast
A small earthquake struck in the Pacific off the Southland coast today, according to a preliminary report from the U.S Geological Survey.
The 3.9-magnitude temblor hit at 6:18 a.m. at a depth of around 10.5 miles, its epicenter four miles east of San Nicolas Island and 50 miles west- northwest of San Clemente Island, according to a computer-generated USGS report.
