Eureka Earthquake: Magnitude-5.6 Quake Strikes Northern California

Eureka Earthquake: Magnitude-5.6 Quake Strikes Northern California
TRINIDAD, Calif. - A moderate earthquake struck Northern California's coast Monday afternoon, rattling nerves around the Oregon border but yielding no immediate reports of major injury or damage, officials said.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.6 quake struck at 1:07 p.m. about 18 miles east of Trinidad in an unincorporated part of Humboldt County. The epicenter is a rural area near the small community of Weitchpec, about 220 miles northwest of Sacramento. ...