2 quakes shake Northern California less than 12 hours apart

Northern California was affected by a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that was detected in the Plumas County region on Thursday afternoon.

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The United States Geological Survey stated that the earthquake occurred at 4:19 pm, 2.4 miles southwest of East Shore.

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Then, about 3:18 a.m. on Friday, another earthquake shook many Northern Californians out of their beds.

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A 5.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Lake Almanor was the second one. Near the first earthquake's epicenter, many aftershocks have occurred.

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People in various cities in the counties of Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Solano, Colusa, Nevada, Yolo, and Butte have reported experiencing it.

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People in Reno, Nevada, were said to have felt the earthquake, according to reports.

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