5.6-magnitude Earthquake Rattles Northern California With Aftershocks Felt Across Bay Area

An earthquake rattled parts of Northern California Wednesday, pinch aftershocks felt crossed nan Bay Area.

The US Geological Survey said nan quake, pinch a preliminary magnitude of 5.6, struck astatine 8:10 a.m. section clip astir 140 miles (225 kilometres) northeast of San Francisco. Its epicentre was located inland, astir 50 miles (80 kilometres) eastbound of nan sportfishing municipality of Fort Bragg.

A smaller 2.5 magnitude tremor was recorded adjacent nan epicentre conscionable minutes later, and USGS said immoderate harm was imaginable but that nan effect should beryllium comparatively localized.

Shaking was wide felt crossed nan region. One resident told section TV outlet KRON that nan earthquake lasted astir 7 seconds, and a 2nd personification said it was beardown capable to sound things disconnected shelves.

Fawnell Dale, a dispatch supervisor for nan Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, characterized nan shaking arsenic mild and said that nary reports of harm aliases injuries had been received.

At Mendocino Coast Pharmacy, unit preparing to unfastened for nan time received earthquake alerts connected their mobile phones.

An employee, identified only arsenic Angie, recounted: "We looked astatine our phones, past we looked astatine each other, and that’s erstwhile we felt it."

She described a brief, "rolling shake" lasting a fewer seconds, adding: "It wasn’t that big, but it was a small scary."

Andrea Medina, from Cafe One successful Fort Bragg, besides felt nan crushed move. "Things were shaking," she said, adding, "But it’s done, not excessively strong."

Approximately 60,000-70,000 group reported experiencing mean to very beardown shaking, and astir 10 cardinal group felt anemic to ray shaking.