4.4 quake jolts California

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MANILA, Philippines—A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of California Wednesday morning (local time), the US Geographical Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located five kilometers north of Fontana at a shallow depth of 5.2 kilometers, the website said.

The earthquake occurred at 9:35 a.m. GMT, the USGS said.

California sits atop the San Andreas Fault, known as a “master” fault of an intricate fault network that cuts through rocks of the California coastal region, the USGS said on its website.

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