3.4 Quake Rocks Rural NorCal

The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-3.4 earthquake has struck a rural area in northern California, about 75 miles west of Sacramento. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.

The tremor occurred at 3:59 a.m. near Cobb, and about 2 miles northeast of The Geysers, a geothermal plant.

Amy Vaughan, a geophysicist with the USGS's earthquake information center in Colorado, says major damage is unlikely with a quake of that magnitude, especially in a rural area.


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