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Small earthquake rattles Northern California

By WTOP Staff

COVELO, Calif. (AP) — A small earthquake rattled parts of Northern California.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.5 quake struck Sunday at 1:17 p.m. PDT about six miles south of Covelo in Mendocino County. The epicenter was about 120 miles from west of Sacramento.

No damage was reported.

The quake was about 150 north of the epicenter of a magnitude 6.0 temblor that caused extensive damage in Napa and the surrounding area on Aug. 24.

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