Crime & Safety
Small Quake Jolts Healdsburg
The epicenter of last's night's 3.8 magnitude earthquake was 13 miles northeast of Healdsburg
A small earthquake rattled parts of Lake and Sonoma counties on Tuesday night.
The epicenter of the 3.8 magnitude quake was in Lake County, about 13 miles northeast of Healdsburg, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 9:43 p.m.
The quake was recorded near The Geysers geothermal steamfield, Lake County News reports.
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Several aftershocks were recorded, including a 2.1 minutes after the major quake, the report said.
The USGS initially reported the quake as a 3.6 magnitude and then upgraded it to a 4.1 before finally designating it a 3.8, the Lake County News report said.
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That likely accounts for erratic reporting of the quake, which is being called a magnitude 4.1 by the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and a 3.6 by the Los Angeles Times.
The quake occurred in nearly the identical spot as a 3.4 magnitude tremblor earlier this month according to a Los Angeles Times report.
The Times articles were generated by algorithms created by staff reporters.
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