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3.8 Earthquake Strikes Off San Clemente Island

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Oct 8, 2009 9:07 am US/Pacific

3.8 Earthquake Strikes Off San Clemente Island

AVALON (CBS 5 / AP) ―

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A magnitude-3.8 undersea earthquake has struck near the Channel Islands off the southern tip of San Clemente Island.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the tremor occurred at 8:31 p.m. Wednesday about 31 miles southeast of San Clemente Island and 43 miles south of Avalon.

The USGS Web site reported that very light shaking was felt in some Orange County communities, including Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, but police there said they received no calls about the quake.