Posted on 10/01/2009 4:19:05 AM PDT by Drago
A moderate 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck close to the earth's surface in Central California early on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake struck in a sparsely populated area eight miles (12 km) south of Keeler, California, and 148 miles (237 km) west of Las Vegas, Nevada, the USGS said on its website.
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Wow, you always know the good stuff!
Hey, that date palm wine stirred with a Devil's chopstick wasn't too bad on one of those 128 degree days....
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