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Magnitude-3.5 earthquake shakes Idyllwild area in Riverside County

The quake was the third greater than magnitude-3.0 to shake Southern California since Friday night.

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A magnitude-3.5 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County.

The quake at 2:16 p.m. was centered near Idyllwild.

Shaking was reported in Palm Springs, Hemet, Anza, Fallbrook, parts of San Diego and other communities.

The earthquake was the third greater than magnitude-3.0 to shake Southern California since Friday night, when a magnitude-3.7 earthquake rattled the Malibu area.

A magnitude-3.5 earthquake was reported Saturday morning in roughly the same area.

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