Cartago, California Earthquake January 26, 2011: 3.0 Magnitude

3.0 Earthquake Hits Central California

An earthquake measuring 3.0 in magnitude struck central California, with a shallow epicenter in the Inyo National Forest, west of Cartago (see map below).

• USGS: January 26, 2011 Cartago Quake

The quake struck east of Visalia and Tulare, around 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

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