3.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes Near Vallejo
VALLEJO (CBS / AP) -- A 3.5-magnitude earthquake shook an area in Solano County Wednesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake struck at 6:09 p.m. with a depth of 5.8 miles. The epicenter was located three miles south of Vallejo and about two miles northwest of Crockett in Contra Costa County, according to the USGS.
A Vallejo police dispatcher said the quake was felt at the department's dispatch center, but police had no reports of injuries or damage.
The quake's epicenter was about 20 miles from Berkeley, where a series of quakes were recorded in October, but USGS geophysicist Rafael Abreu said it was too early to determine if Wednesday's quake was related to the earthquakes last fall.
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