October 2, 2012 (Pine Valley) – An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck at 1:28 a.m., jolting some East County residents awake. The quake was centered 22 miles east of Pine Valley and 10 miles northwest of Ocotillo.
“Kind of unnerving,” said videographer Paul Kruze, a Rancho San Diego resident. The USGS classifies the quake as "moderate" which can include light damage.
Many people are not aware that while major quakes have been rare in our region in recent times, historically many major quakes have occurred.
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