Earthquakes struck Northern California in two regions hundreds of miles apart Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A 2.7 quake hit at 7:45 a.m. around Bridgeport (Mono County) near the Nevada border, the USGS reported.
About 460 miles away, a 4.7 quake struck at 8:26 a.m. about 2 miles southwest of Ferndale (Humboldt County), on the coast about 60 miles south of the Oregon border. It was followed by a 3.7 quake about 60 miles west of Petrolia (Humboldt County) at 9:36 a.m. Saturday, the USGS said.
A 4.9 quake struck off the coast of Northern California at 10:16 a.m., the same time as a 4.2 quake 9 miles southwest of Ferndale, the USGS said.
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