Magnitude 3.1 earthquake shakes Palm Springs less than a mile from Desert Hot Springs, California

A MAGNITUDE 3.1 earthquake was reported Monday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey.

The earthquake was less than a mile from Desert Hot Springs, California. 

A large 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in California Monday

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A large 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in California MondayCredit: U.S. Geological Survey

There have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater in the past 10 days.

On average, 234 earthquakes with magnitudes 3.0 and 4.0 occur each year in California and Nevada, according to a three-year data sample.

The depth was 6.8 miles.

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