Small Quake Jolts Palm Springs Area Hours After Compton Quake

PALM SPRINGS (CBSLA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.3 rattled the Palm Springs area Friday evening, but there were no reports of immediate damage.

The quake hit nearly seven miles northwest of Palm Springs at a preliminary depth of nearly eight miles just before 6 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

It comes hours after a 3.7-magnitude earthquake was reported in Compton around midnight Friday.