Friday, November 18, 2011

Earthquake: 3.2 quake strikes near The Geysers

A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Friday morning three miles from The Geysers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:59 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 mile.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was seven miles from Cobb, nine miles from Cloverdale, 27 miles from Santa Rosa and 76 miles from San Francisco City Hall.

In the past 10 days, there has been one earthquake magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.

Read more about California earthquakes on L.A. Now.

— Ken Schwencke

Image: Location of the epicenter. Credit: Google Maps

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