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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near California-Nevada border

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck just before 4:30 p.m.

BIG PINE, Calif. — A preliminary magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near the California-Nevada border Wednesday, not far from Big Pine in Inyo county. The quake's magnitude was rolled back from a preliminary 5.2.

 The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck just before 4:30 p.m.

 It was centered about 6 miles from Deep Springs, California., east of Fresno.

 People reported feeling it around Fresno, Visalia and as far as the Modesto area. There are no immediate reports of damage.

A map of where the earthquake was likely felt can be found HERE.  

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