While you may think quakes are a western US problem, some of the largest temblors in US history have happened in the East.
PETROLIA, Calif. – A magnitude 4.1 earthquake shook some Northern California communities early Tuesday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported about 13 miles west of Petrolia in the Pacific Ocean just after midnight Tuesday at a depth of about 12 miles.
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco experienced a magnitude 7.9 earthquake. The quake and the fires it caused destroyed a large portion of the city by the bay. (Video from April 2022)
According to reports on the USGS website, shaking was felt by residents in communities such as Eureka and Fortuna.
In addition, the USGS ShakeAlert system was activated, alerting people to the potential danger of the earthquake.
Officials said the ShakeAlert system had estimated the earthquake to be at or above magnitude 4.5, so alerts were sent to cellphones.
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So far there are no reports of damage or injuries.
On Monday, a pair of back-to-back earthquakes rattled the San Bernardino area in Southern California. Those earthquakes were measured as a magnitude 3.6 and a magnitude 3.0.
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