A shallow magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon three miles from Scissors Crossing, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:33 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5.6 miles.

The quake was felt over a wide area of San Diego County but there were no reports on injuries or damage.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 20 miles from San Diego Country Estates, Calif., 23 miles from Ramona, Calif., 27 miles from Alpine, Calif. and 69 miles from Mexicali, Mexico.

Hours later, a shallow magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported three miles from Scissors Crossing, according to the USGS. The temblor occurred at 7:57 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.8 miles.


According to the USGS, the epicenter was 20 miles from San Diego Country Estates, Calif., 23 miles from Ramona, Calif., 27 miles from Alpine, Calif. and 69 miles from Mexicali, Mexico.

This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.

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9 p.m.: This article has been updated to include an additional earthquake.