Swarm of small earthquakes strikes Mojave Desert

A series of small, shallow earthquakes was reported Thursday morning east of Barstow, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A magnitude 3.1 quake occurred at 12:24 a.m. Pacific time just north of the Twentynine Palms Marine base at a depth of 0.6 miles.

A magnitude 3.5 temblor was reported in…