A preliminary magnitude-3.6 earthquake (which was first reported as a 3.5 before being downgrade to a 3.4 before being upgrade by USGS) struck near Fieldbrook at 10:32 a.m.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the temblor hit at a depth of 13.35 miles about a mile from Fieldbrook, 4 miles from McKinleyville and 6 miles from Arcata.
There was no immediate word of damage.
According to the Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group, the quake was not related to the magnitude-6.4 that struck Dec. 20 and the 5.4 New Year’s Day aftershock that took a particularly high toll on the community of Rio Dell.
Because the quake was on land and so small, no tsunami would be produced.
This article appears in Through Mark Larson’s Lens 2023.
