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UPDATE #2: Thousands without power after 5.6 quake near Willits; Bay Area feels shaking
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck in Mendocino County on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was reported at 8:10 a.m. about 7 miles north of Redwood Valley, USGS officials said. The earthquake was about 5 miles in depth and there was a 2.5-magnitude aftershock several minutes later. Earthquake alerts were sent to […] The post UPDATE #2: Thousands without power after 5.6 quake near Willits; Bay Area feels shaking appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, UPDATE #2: Thousands without power after 5.6 quake near Willits; Bay Area feels shaking, A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck in Mendocino County on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was reported at 8:10 a.m. about 7 miles north of Redwood Valley, USGS officials said. The earthquake was about 5 miles in depth and there was a 2.5-magnitude aftershock several minutes later. Earthquake alerts were sent to […] The post UPDATE #2: Thousands without power after 5.6 quake near Willits; Bay Area feels shaking appeared first on Local News Matters .
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