Talmage quake felt in Lake County

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THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED, AS THE USGS HAS DOWNGRADED THIS QUAKE FROM 3.4 TO 3.3.

 

LAKE COUNTY – A quake that occurred in Talmage late Sunday was felt around both Mendocino and Lake counties.


The 3.3-magnitude quake was reported at 9:33 p.m., according to the US Geological Survey.


The quake, which occurred at a depth of 2.8 miles, was centered eight miles south southeast of Talmage, 10 miles south southeast of Ukiah and 10 miles west of Lakeport.


Dozens of Lake County residents – most of them from Lakeport – reported to the US Geological Survey that they felt the quake. More than 160 responses came from the Ukiah area.


The survey reported that shake reports even came from the faraway areas of Danville and San Ramon, 170 and 175 miles from the quake's epicenter, respectively.


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