Small Quake Rattles Central Valley
COALINGA, Calif. (AP) - A small earthquake has shaken the Coalinga area of the Central Valley but there are no reports of damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the tremor occurred at 6:30 a.m. Friday and had a preliminary magnitude of 4.2.
The quake was centered 6 miles north of Coalinga and occurred at a depth of 7 miles.
Coalinga police dispatcher Christine Mercer says the quake lasted a few seconds.
She says the department received numerous calls from residents but there no reports of injuries or damage.
The USGS website shows a number of smaller quakes in the same area overnight. The largest was magnitude-3.5 at 12:32 a.m
