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The quake hit at 10:24 a.m. and was measured at a depth of over 9 miles.
It hit the area of Fall River Mills, which is about 70 miles Northeast of Redding.
No injuries have been reported.
A second, 2.5-magnitude quake hit the area at 10:45 a.m.
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