4.5-magnitude earthquake shakes Southern California

Colin Atagi | The Desert Sun

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook the Coachella Valley in California on Tuesday morning and it was followed by a smaller one just a few minutes later.

The larger temblor occurred 4:49 a.m. It was centered about six miles north of Cabazon, Calif., according to the United States Geological Survey.

Four minutes later, there was a magnitude 3.2 earthquake in the same area.

More than 9,000 people used the U.S. Geological Survey's citizen reporting website to say they felt it, but the Riverside County Fire Department received no reports of damage or injuries.

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"You heard the shaking before you felt it," Cristina Candelaria told KABC-TV in Redlands, Calif., about 30 miles west of Cabazon.

The temblors are the latest to shake the Coachella Valley in recent weeks. On at least two occasions last month, local residents dealt with moderate earthquakes that were centered in the area.

On April 1, a magnitude 3.7 earthquake was centered about five miles northeast of Aguanga, Calif., located 33 miles southwest of Palm Springs, Calif.

That was followed by a magnitude 3.9 earthquake on April 22. It was centered just two miles from Sky Valley on the edge of Joshua Tree.

Contributing: The Associated Press. Follow Colin Atagi on Twitter: @TDSColinAtagi