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Incredible Coincidence: Two Quakes Hit US-Mexico Border at Nearly Same Time

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Prior to the weekend incident, the affected region last recorded an earthquake in late March, when officials documented a magnitude 4.5 quake.
Small earthquakes recently occurred consecutively on different fault systems near the US-Mexico border, causing mild shaking in certain areas of San Diego County.
The US Geological Survey detected the first quake at 5:13 p.m. local time approximately 5 miles west-southwest of Tecate, Mexico, and 15 miles west-southwest of Campo, and recorded the event at a magnitude 3.4.
Within a second, a second quake measuring in at a magnitude 3.6 was registered. The second event occurred around 23 miles west-southwest of Progreso, Mexico, and 31 miles east-southeast of Campo.
Seismologist Tom Rockwell from San Diego State University expressed surprise at the occurrence, stating it was unusual for earthquakes on separate fault systems to happen simultaneously.
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Although the timing of the two quakes may appear interconnected, there is no immediate evidence to suggest the first quake triggered the second.
The region near the US-Mexico border frequently experiences minor earthquakes, but they seldom result in significant seismic events, according to Rockwell.
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