ANDERSON SPRINGS – A moderate-sized earthquake was recorded late last week near Anderson Springs.

The 3.0-magnitude earthquake was reported at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, May 20, according to the US Geological Survey.

It occurred at a depth of 1.4 miles and was centered three miles west northwest of Anderson Springs, three miles south southwest of Cobb and four miles east of The Geysers geothermal steamfield, the US Geological Survey reported.

The survey received six shake reports from six zip codes, ranging from Middletown all the way to Pacifica, 133 miles away.

A 3.5-magnitude quake was reported in The Geysers April 27, as Lake County News has reported.

An earthquake on May 15 near The Geysers that originally was reported as 3.1 in magnitude later was downgraded by seismologists, based on US Geological Survey records.

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