A moderate earthquake hit San Bernardino County, east of Los Angeles, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The magnitude-4.1 earthquake hit early Thursday, centered 9 kilometers northeast of the city of Yucaipa and occurring at a depth of about 9 kilometers, according to a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey. Yucaipa is a city of about 50,000 people located about 115 kilometers east of Los Angeles. The San Bernardino County sheriff's office said there had been no reports of injuries or damage. There have been at least eight earthquakes of magnitude-4.0 or higher in California this year. Quakes of such size can sometimes cause local damage like broken windows near the epicenter.
