Preliminary magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes Lake County, USGS says
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A preliminary magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck near The Geysers in Lake County on Saturday, according to United States Geological Survey.
It was upgraded from a 4.0.
The quake hit at around 12:34 p.m.
It had a depth of 2.05 miles, the USGS said.
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The Geysers is about 75 miles north of San Francisco.
The USGS said it sent a ShakeAlert earthquake warning notification to phones with the app and Android phones
There is no word of any injuries or damage.
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