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March 30, 2012 (San Diego)—A quake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale and centered 4 miles southwest of the Palomar Observatory rattle the region at 12:06 a.m. The quake, centered on the Elsinore fault line, was felt as far away as El Cajon.
A cluster of small quakes have occurred recently on the Elsinore fault, including a 3.3 quake southeast of Julian on March 28. According to the Southern California Earthquake Data Center, the Elsinore Fault is capable of producing a magnitude 7.5 temblor.
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