Small Earthquakes Rattle Three California Areas

Several small earthquakes were reported across California over the weekend, including a preliminary magnitude 2.1 quake north of Kernville on Sunday and a magnitude 2.9 tremor east of Cedarville on Saturday. Near Holtville, three separate early-Saturday reports described quakes initially measured at magnitude 3.0, 2.7 and 2.2, with the last later revised down to 2.0. The reports gave differing estimates of the Holtville-area quakes’ depths and locations. No damage was reported in the articles; they note that earthquakes below magnitude 2.5 are seldom felt and that people should drop, cover and hold on during shaking.