5.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California, USGS says

Wednesday, December 14, 2016
THE GEYSERS, Calif. (KABC) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Northern California on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The shallow quake hit at 8:41 a.m. and was centered in the Mayacmas Mountains about 27 miles north-northwest of Santa Rosa, the USGS said.
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Measured at a depth of less than mile, the temblor's epicenter was some 90 miles north of San Francisco and about 5.6 miles west-northwest of The Geysers.

The earthquake was felt throughout Sonoma and Napa counties, ABC7 sister station KGO reported.
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It was not immediately known if anyone was injured or any damage occurred.

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