Salton Sea Ca 4.7 Earthquake Swarms

New earthquake swarms this am down around San Diego:

The magnitude-4.7 quake struck at 4:55 a.m. at a depth of about 3.5 miles, said seismologist Amy Vaughn of the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered three miles south of the small town of Bombay Beach, or 90 miles east of San Diego. A magnitude-3.0 quake shook the same spot about three minutes later, immediately followed by a magnitude-2.7 a few miles to the north. [nyt]

USGS for the event states:


Magnitude 4.8
* Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 11:55:43 UTC
* Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 04:55:43 AM at epicenter
Location 33.318°N, 115.728°W
Depth 5.8 km (3.6 miles)
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances
* 4 km (2 miles) S (178°) from Bombay Beach, CA
* 18 km (12 miles) NNW (333°) from Obsidian Butte, CA
* 22 km (13 miles) E (84°) from Salton City, CA
* 22 km (14 miles) WNW (294°) from Niland, CA
* 61 km (38 miles) NNW (345°) from El Centro, CA
* 145 km (90 miles) ENE (65°) from San Diego, CA

Seismologists arent sure yet if theyre near or related to the San Andreas faultline yet.