Mild Quake Rumbles Near Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say they have received no reports of damage or injuries after a magnitude-3.9 earthquake struck a rural area of Northern California known for seismic activity.
The United States Geological Survey says the quake struck at 10:43 a.m. Tuesday about a mile northwest of the area known as The Geysers and 26 miles northwest of Santa Rosa.
A Sonoma County Sheriff's dispatcher said he had not received any distress calls connected to the quake.
Several geothermal power plants produce electricity from magma-heated steam at The Geysers, a site of frequent quakes
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