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Small quakes shakeCalif.-Mexico border

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CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) - A magnitude-4.0 earthquake has shaken part of the southeastern California region bordering Baja California.

The California Integrated Seismic Network says the quake occurred at 11:27 a.m. PST and was centered nine miles west-southwest of the U.S. city of Calexico, or 10 miles west of the Mexican city of Mexicali.

The quake occurred at a depth of four miles.

A number of smaller quakes occurred before and after the temblor.

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