Hundreds of aftershocks follow 7.2 Mexicali earthquake

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The 7.2 Mexicali earthquake has produced more than 100 aftershocks in the last 15 hours, including many small temblors in California.

Many of the aftershocks have occurred on the California side of the border just above the epicenter near Mexicali. Residents in Calexico and other parts of Imperial County and San Diego County reported feeling them. There have been other aftershocks farther north in Riverside County, around the Salton Sea.

A 4.1 temblor struck off the coast of Malibu on Sunday afternoon. Dozens of the aftershocks measure stronger than magnitude 4.
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