NICE, Calif. – The county’s Northshore area was rattled by a moderately sized earthquake on Halloween night.
The magnitude 3 quake was reported at 8:24 p.m. Wednesday, according to a preliminary report from the US Geological Survey.
The quake’s epicenter was located 11 miles northeast of Nice, 12 miles east northeast of Upper Lake and 12 miles north northeast of Lucerne, at a depth of 4.5 miles, the survey reported.
Shortly after the quake occurred Nice resident Barbara Yaple reported on Lake County News’ Facebook page that a big boom hit her house hard.
One shake report had been submitted from Clearlake Oaks to the US Geological Survey by about 9 p.m.
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