In California, an small earthquake quickly gets people wondering whether it was a precursor to “The Big One.”

But experts say there’s little chance Friday morning’s 3.6-magnitude temblor centered in Rockville was a foreshock to a larger shaker — although it was followed quickly by a 2.0-magnitude aftershock.

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