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Small Quake Shakes Sonoma County

SONOMA (CBS SF) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 struck near The Geysers in Sonoma County Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake struck at about 1:30 p.m. at a depth of about 1.2 miles, according to the USGS.

The epicenter was about 1 mile northwest of The Geysers and 26 miles northwest of Santa Rosa.

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