Latest in cluster of Talmage quakes occurs Saturday night

By Elizabeth Larson | Sept. 5, 2021
Three earthquakes over the past week have occurred near Talmage in Mendocino County, California. The quake shown in orange occurred on Saturday, September 4, 2021; the quake shown in yellow occurred on Tuesday, August 31, 2021; and the quake shown in blue occurred Thursday, September 2, 2021. Image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.


NORTH COAST, Calif. — A moderately sized earthquake that occurred on Saturday night in Mendocino County was the latest in a series of quakes near Talmage that Lake County residents have reported feeling over the past week.

The latest quake, measuring 3.7 in magnitude, occurred at 10:27 p.m. Saturday 2.7 miles east of Talmage and about two miles west of the Lake County line, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It was reported at a depth of 4.3 miles, the survey said.

As of 3 a.m. Sunday, there were 165 shake reports submitted from around Lake and Mendocino counties.

That quake was located a short distance away from two others earlier in the week.

A 3.8-magnitude quake occurred near Talmage at 10:44 p.m. Thursday, also at a depth of 4.3 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The survey said 314 shake reports were submitted for that quake.

The first, and smallest, of the quakes occurred on Tuesday at 1:20 p.m. at a depth of 1.2 miles.

There were 122 shake reports submitted for that quake, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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