LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The U.S. Geological Survey reported receiving hundreds of shake reports for a moderately sized early earthquake Saturday morning near the Geysers geothermal steamfield that was followed by several aftershocks.
The 4.5-magnitude quake was reported at 5:01 a.m. Saturday just inside the Sonoma County border.
It was located 3.6 miles southwest of Cobb and 13.4 miles north northeast of Healdsburg, at a depth of sixth tenths of a mile.
Lake County News received reports of residents in the Kelseyville area feeling it rocking and rattling their homes.
The U.S. Geological Survey had received 224 shake reports from around the North Coast, including Lake County, by 10 a.m. Saturday.
That main quake was followed by several aftershocks: a 2.8-magnitude at 5:02 a.m., a 2.6-magnitude at 5:07 a.m. and another 2.8-magnitude at 5:10 a.m., all close to the epicenter of the main quake in Sonoma County, and a 2.7-magnitude quake at 5:09 a.m. in Lake County that was just west of Cobb.
Reports on the main quake can be made here.
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USGS reports moderate quake, aftershocks early Saturday
- Elizabeth Larson
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