Magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Northern California
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Northern California disables CHP Chico 911 lines
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Plumas County in Northern California Thursday afternoon. The earthquake was powerful enough to disable CHP Chico Dispatch cell phone 911 lines in the Yuba City-Sutter area.
EAST SHORE, Calif. - Two earthquakes that were both stronger than magnitude 5 have hit Northern California since Thursday afternoon.
In the first, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Plumas County at 4:20 p.m. It was centered in East Shore, near Lake Almanor.
The earthquake was powerful enough to disable CHP Chico Dispatch cell phone 911 lines in the Yuba City-Sutter area. There was also minor damage reported at the Plumas Pines Resort where liquor bottles, dishes and restaurant equipment was broken.
Officials said the depth of the earthquake was less than a mile; at 1.5 kilometers.
Some California residents said they could feel the earthquake as far away as Sacramento.
Another quake struck the area on Friday morning. This one measured 5.2 and was located near Canyondam, another community on Lake Almanor.
5.5 earthquake and aftershocks hit Northern California
An earthquake measuring 5.5 and several aftershocks, including a 5.2 magnitude shaker, hit Plumas County in Northern California near Lake Almanor. The quake caused minor damage at a resort where liquor bottles and dishes fell and broke in the shaking.