SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Three earthquakes have been reported near the U.S.-Mexico border in the Yuma Desert Friday, the most recent a magnitude 3.5 at 7:51 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
It was centered 6.9 miles east of Ocotillo and 11.7 miles southwest of Seeley.
The first, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake, struck 7.4 miles east of Ocotillo, near the border with Mexico. The quake hit at 11:43 p.m. Thursday and was about 5.6 miles deep, the agency reported.
The second quake, a magnitude 3.4, struck at 5:12 a.m. and was centered 6.9 miles east of Octillo and 18.6 miles southwest of El Centro.
There were no immediate reports of damage in the area.
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