Loading ...A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook a rural part of northern California on Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The moderate quake hit shortly after 8 p.m. (11 p.m. ET) about 11 miles east-southeast of Willow Creek, which is about 190 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Nita Rowley with the Williow Creek Chamber of Commerce said she felt the earthquake as a rolling jolt, but had not received any reports of damage.
At the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office in Eureka, Sgt. Diana Freese said several people had called to ask whether a quake had struck. She said the office had received no reports of injuries or damage.
“It was a roll and a shake,” she said
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Moderate shaking continues around the U.S. with this latest quake happening this evening. I believe to the fullest extent that all of this shaking is a precursor to a larger Seismic event transpiring at some point this year. Possibly a Cascadia Subduction Zone rupture?
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