2 Earthquakes Shake Up Southern California
VENTURA (CBS/AP) -- Two small earthquakes have struck Southern California within one minute of each other in Ventura County.
The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit at 2:05 a.m. Tuesday about six miles northeast of downtown Ventura. The quake occurred at a depth of 13.7 miles.
One minute later, at 2:06 a.m., a magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported about three miles northeast of Meiners Oaks and about 14 miles north of Ventura. The USGS says the second quake occurred at a depth of 6.8 miles.
A sheriff's spokesman says dispatchers at the Ventura headquarters felt minor shaking. They received no calls of damage or injury.
(Copyright 2013 by CBS San Francisco. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
