4.8 Quake and Dozens of Aftershocks Hit Southern California

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks shook El Centro, California, early Feb. 12, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. “The Brawley Seismic Zone near the US-Mexico border … is notoriously swarmy, and it woke up last night,” the USGS said in an X post. The quake hit at 12:36 a.m. two miles northwest of El Centro at a depth of 11 miles. El Centro is 113 miles east of San Diego and about 10 miles from the Mexico border. More than two dozen aftershocks were felt, all ranging from 2.5 to 4.5, and all within 3 miles of El Centro or Imperial, five miles north. Reports of damage were mild....