A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. three miles from Santa Rosa, in response to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was adopted at 3:38 p.m. by a magnitude 3.1 temblor two miles from the Northern California metropolis.
The bigger quake occurred 4 miles from Petaluma, seven miles from Sonoma and 13 miles from Napa. The second earthquake was 5 miles from Petaluma, eight miles from Sonoma and 13 miles from Windsor.
Within the final 10 days, there was one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or better centered close by.
A median of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 to five.0 happen every year in California and Nevada, in response to a current three-year information pattern.
The magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.2 miles. The three.1 temblor was at a depth of 1.4 miles.
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