California earthquake: 3.5 earthquake near Paso Robles

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A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was reported at 8:07 a.m. Wednesday 13 miles from Paso Robles, California, according to the US Geological Survey.

The earthquake occurred 17 miles from Avignal, 23 miles from Coalinga, 26 miles from Atascadero and 37 miles from San Luis Obispo.

In the past 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

An average of 234 earthquakes of 3.0 to 4.0 on the Richter scale occur each year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.0 miles. Did you feel this earthquake? Consider telling the USGS how you felt.

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