A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported on Friday at 12:25 pm Pacific time, nine miles from Coachella, California, according to the US Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred 14 miles from Indio, California, 18 miles from La Quinta, California, 21 miles from Palm Desert, California, and 23 miles from Twentynine Palms, California.
In the past 10 days, there were no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur each year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.0 miles.
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