More than a dozen aftershocks were reported Thursday night following a 5.7 earthquake about 150 miles northeast of Sacramento, officials said. The initial quake hit about 8:47 p.m.; its epicenter was about 27 miles southwest of Susanville and sevenThe last quake similar to this magnitude, recorded at a magnitude 5.5, struck Chino Hills in Southern California in July 2008, said David Schwartz, an earthquake geologist for the Northern California USGS division in Menlo Park. The temblor causedThe last quake similar to this magnitude, recorded at a magnitude 5.5, struck Chino Hills in Southern California in July 2008, said David Schwartz, an earthquake geologist for the Northern California USGS division in Menlo Park. The temblor causedCalifornia's state geologist says the 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Plumas County was considered modest in size and was dwarfed by a Russian earthquake that happened two hours later.The U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center said the temblor was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville, and was felt as far away as San Francisco and in two other states. It was followed by multiple aftershocks,
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