The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a 5.5- magnitude earthquake centered in Plumas County, California. - Dreamstime/Dreamstime/TNS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A moderate earthquake, with an initial magnitude measuring 5.5, rattled parts of Northern California on Thursday afternoon. The quake, centered in the waters of Lake Almanor in northwestern Plumas County struck at 4:19 p.m. Pacific time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was 23 miles southeast of Lassen Peak, 28 miles west-southwest of Susanville and 50 miles northeast of Chico. It was felt about 120 miles south in Sacramento and Elk Grove, north to Redding and east to Reno. Several aftershocks have been reported, the largest of which registered a magn...
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