Earthquakes centered near Belden rattle Northern California
BELDEN - Two more smaller aftershocks occurred near the small Northern California town of Belden Friday afternoon.
These two aftershocks, amounting to five within 24 hours, were measured at magnitudes 2.6 and 3.0, and each occurred within about 3 miles north of the Plumas County town.
On Thursday, shaking was felt all across Northern California from the initial two larger earthquakes centered near Belden.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) website reported those as a preliminary 4.5 and a preliminary 4.3 earthquake just after 6:30 p.m. The depth of one earthquake was about six miles.
A third earthquake on Thursday struck at about 7 p.m. with a preliminary magnitude of 2.9.
People in North Auburn and West Sacramento reported that they felt shaking from the first two earthquakes.
No damage or injuries have been immediately reported. CalOES said preliminary reports indicated no significant damage or injuries.
Belden is in Plumas County, located about 130 miles northeast of Sacramento and about 50 miles northeast of Oroville.
