NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rolled through a remote area of far Northern California Monday afternoon.

The quake occurred at 1:07 p.m., with its epicenter located five miles southwest of Weitchpec and 31 miles northeast of Eureka at a depth of 17.5 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

By 9 p.m. Monday the survey had received nearly 2,900 shake reports from 140 zip codes from around California, with reports also coming from Nevada, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Shake report records showed that Kelseyville, Lakeport and Middletown residents were among those who experienced the quake.

The quake occurred the day after Lake County experienced a moderate-sized 4.3-magnitude quake near The Geysers geothermal steamfield, as Lake County News has reported.

U.S. Geological Records showed that the Weitchpec quake was the largest to hit California sine a 5.9-magnitude quake was recorded off the coast of Northern California – approximately 45 miles west southwest of Fortuna – on Feb. 4, 2010.

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