Earthquake
CLEARLAKE, Calif. - A series of earthquakes shook the Geysers in Lake and Sonoma counties on Friday afternoon.
According to the United States Geological Survey, a preliminary magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred at 1:28 p.m. near the Geysers, approximately 38 miles from Santa Rosa. At 1:32 p.m., a magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred in the same area, followed by a magnitude 3.0 quake at 2:23 p.m.
ShakeAlert sounds off at 3 a.m. jolting Californians awake likely by mistake
Many Californians were jolted awake Thursday at 3:20 a.m. – and then never went back to sleep – after a test of the earthquake alert phone warning system went off at that pre-dawn hour, likely by mistake.
The Santa Rosa Fire Department said it received several reports from residents who either felt the magnitude 4.2 quake or received a notification.
The Geysers is the world’s largest geothermal field, with power plants drawing steam from mountain wells to create electricity.