A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook Northern California on Sunday afternoon. The temblor was reported at 4:41 p.m. seven miles from Susanville in Lassen County, in accordance with the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred 66 miles from Magalia, Calif., 68 miles from Reno, 69 miles from Paradise, Calif., and 73 miles from Chico, Calif.
The earthquake was earlier reported as magnitude 5.0 by the USGS. Reasonable shaking was reported close to the quake’s epicenter, with mild shaking reported as far east as Redding, north into Klamath Falls, Ore., and as far south as Sacramento.
Within the final 10 days, there was one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or higher centered close by.
A median of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 to five.0 happen annually in California and Nevada, in accordance with a current three-year knowledge pattern.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of three.4 miles. Did you are feeling this earthquake? Contemplate reporting what you felt to the USGS.
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