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USGS records magnitude 5.0 quake 114 km west of Petrolia, California
The U.S. Geological Survey listed a reviewed magnitude 5.0 earthquake 114 kilometers west of Petrolia, California, at 4:56 a.m. UTC Thursday, with felt reports on the event page.
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded an earthquake 114 kilometers west of Petrolia, California, at 4:56 a.m. UTC Thursday (11:56 p.m. EST Wednesday)1.
The USGS event page listed a reviewed origin of magnitude 5.0 (mw) at 2.1 kilometers depth, from the Northern California Seismic System1.
A USGS alert issued at the same origin time first described the quake as magnitude 4.6 and said there were 6 felt reports1.
The event page did not list independent damage or injury totals in the origin summary1.