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Earthquake Strikes Central California, 5.3 Magnitude

KVPR | By Joe Moore
Published October 21, 2012 at 12:19 AM PDT
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A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck central California late Saturday night, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey. The quake, which was felt in Fresno and throughout the Central Valley struck at 11:55 p.m. and was centered 30 miles northwest of Coalinga. 
 
Info from the USGS:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc71863625#summary

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Joe Moore
Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).
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