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Earthquake Rattles North County

The quake was reported just before 6 a.m. Did YOU feel it?

LAKE HENSHAW, CA— A small earthquake struck a rural corner of San Diego County Tuesday morning.

The preliminary magnitude 3.4 temblor, which had a depth around four miles, was recorded near Palomar Mountain at 6 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.

The epicenter was located about 14 miles northeast of Ramona in an area near Lake Henshaw.

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Reports on the USGS "Did You Feel It?" map showed light shaking could be felt throughout inland North County and as far south as Spring Valley.

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