temblor

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A north San Diego County resident said rumbling from the temblor lasted about 15 seconds.

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The temblor was reported at 4:41 p.m. seven miles from Susanville, according to the U.S.

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But while experts acknowledge that some major earthquakes are preceded by more-modest temblors, they caution that the swarms by themselves probably don’t offer a hint of when, or where, the next major quake will hit.

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Most earthquake swarms do not result in major temblors.

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The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor in Carson City, Nev., that did not actually happen.

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