temblor

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Monday evening’s earthquake was the second temblor of magnitude 3 or greater to occur near the San Andreas Fault on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

The first was a magnitude 3.8 quake, which was followed a minute later by a magnitude 3.5 temblor, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Turkey’s fourth largest mosque sustained slight damage in the temblor and has been closed to worshippers, Turkish media said.

From Seattle Times

The temblor on Monday was the latest to shake the fault-crossed region since the powerful 7.8-magnitude quake on Feb. 6, which was followed by a powerful aftershock hours later.

From New York Times

The disaster followed a devastating temblor in 2010 that killed tens of thousands of people.

From Reuters