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	Small earthquake rattles Yucca Valley desert


	Posted: July 12, 2012 1:00 p.m. Updated: July 12, 2012 1:00 p.m.

By The Associated Press

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A small earthquake has rattled the Yucca Valley area of San Bernardino County.

KCDZ in nearby Joshua Tree says Thursday's late-morning quake jolted the station.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 3.9 and was centered two miles southeast of Yucca Valley.

Smaller aftershocks followed.

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