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5.9 magnitude earthquake rattles Northern California area | Updates

The earthquake was followed by a dozen aftershocks, with at least one with a magnitude of 4.2........CALIFORNIA, USA — The United States Geographical Survey says a 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Northern California after hitting near Smith Valley in Nevada. It was followed by a dozen aftershocks, with at least one with a magnitude of 4.2.

The United States Geographical Service originally said a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit in Northern California near Farmington in San Joaquin County, and an additional earthquake at 5.9 magnitude hit near Smith Valley in Nevada. Both quakes happened near the same time, separated by about a minute. Both USGS pages now direct to the 5.9 earthquake along the California-Nevada border.

Dr. Lucy Jones, seismologist, said on Twitter that automatic systems that locate earthquakes sometimes get "confused." She explained that the webpages for those quakes are updated when those mistakes are corrected.

"If you look now, you will see there is no earthquake near Stockton, only the M5.9 south of Lake Tahoe," she said on Twitter.