HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – A moderate-sized earthquake hit the Hidden Valley Lake area on Tuesday night.
A preliminary report from the US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 8:39 p.m.
It was centered five miles east of Hidden Valley Lake and 14 miles southeast of Clearlake, at a depth of 5.9 miles, the survey reported.
As of 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, the survey had received shake reports from Berkeley; Calistoga; Carson City, Nev.; Hidden Valley Lake; Lower Lake; Petaluma; Pope Valley; and San Ramon.
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