5.2 Earthquake Hits Northern California
While the southern part of California is trying to put out the wildfire that is burning right outside of Los Angeles – northern California was dealing with a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that hit Tuesday evening.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey the moderate quake hit shortly after 8 p.m. (11 p.m. ET) about 11 miles east-southeast of Willow Creek, which is about 190 miles northwest of Sacramento. Nita Rowley with the Williow Creek Chamber of Commerce said she felt the earthquake as a rolling jolt, but had not received any reports of damage.
At the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office in Eureka, Sgt. Diana Freese said several people had called to ask whether a quake had struck. She said the office had received no reports of injuries or damage. “It was a roll and a shake,” she said.