A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck around three miles southwest of Isleton, California, just before 9:30 a.m. local time Wednesday.
No injuries or infrastructural damage has yet been reported from the quake, which was felt in the metropolitan areas of California capital, Sacramento as well as San Francisco and Oakland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Despite initial reports that the quake had a stronger magnitude of 5.7, locals in Isleton reported a few seconds of shaking and no damages.
“I thought that someone had bashed into the back of my van. I got out of my van and looked around and there was no one there. … I have never felt an earthquake in the Delta in the 32 years I’ve lived here. It was exciting, especially since no one bashed into the back of my van. I hate to say it but it was fun,” Isleton business owner Martha Esch told the Sacramento Bee.
Resort worker Cindy Gollihar told the San Francisco Chronicle that “on the phone with one of our customers and this is a metal building, so it was a huge jolt, and I’m freaking,” adding that, while the tremors jostled items off of shelves, the building she was in was not damaged.
Wednesday’s quake is the second to hit northern California this week, as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit 13 miles south of Rio Dell early on Monday, according to the USGS. No damages or injuries were reported due to that quake.
A trio of aftershocks followed one near the epicenter of the first quake and two out in the Pacific Ocean, according to SFGate.com.
• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.
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