Two earthquakes strike Northern California hundreds of miles apart

Sep 30, 2023

Two earthquakes strike Northern California hundreds of miles apart

Sep 30, 2023

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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