Magnitude 4.1 quake strikes four miles east of Desert Hot Springs

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - A magnitude-4.1 earthquake centered four miles east-northeast of Desert Hot Springs rattled parts of Riverside County today, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

The epicenter of the 10:39 a.m. temblor was nine miles east-southeast of Morongo Valley and 12 miles north-northeast of Palm Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which reported that the quake struck at a depth of about two miles. The agency originally reported the quake as a magnitude-3.8, but was quickly upgraded to a 4.0 and then to a 4.1.

Some residents called Desert Hot Springs police...