A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck northern California on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said.
Seismometers recorded a series of minor tremors at 03.15 UTC. The epicenter was located 167 km southwest of the city of Ferndale (CA). The quake itself happened at a depth of 8 km. According to the USGS general classification, it was categorized as shallow (shallow earthquakes are between 0 and 70 km deep).
There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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