Northern California receives 5.2-magnitude jolt early Friday, following a 5.5 earthquake Thursday

Posted on AllSides May 12th, 2023
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EAST SHORE — Mother Nature got the attention of a lot of people Thursday with a 5.5-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter about 3½ miles below Lake Almanor’s eastern portion. The shake took place at 4:19 p.m.; people in the Chico, Sacramento and Reno areas, and elsewhere, reported feeling the movement. According to the U.S. Geological Survey earthquake tracker website, Earth’s action continued through the night and into Friday, though imperceptibly in many cases, with aftershocks in the Lake Almanor area registering below 3.0 on the scale nine times. Only shakes...

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