Earthquake: 3.7 quake strikes Plumas County in Sierra Nevada
A shallow, magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported Saturday morning five miles from Greenville, Calif., in Plumas County in the Sierra Nevada, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:43 a.m. PDT at a depth of 0 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 27 miles from Susanville, 36 miles from Magalia, 40 miles from Paradise and 97 miles from Carson City, Nev.
The quake came two days after a magnitude 5.7 temblor struck Plumas County, the largest earthquake in California .
In the past ten days, there have been 26 earthquakes magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.
Read more about Southern California earthquakes.
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