COBB, Calif. – A moderate-sized earthquake was reported near The Geysers geothermal steamfield on Tuesday.
The 3.0-magnitude quake occurred at 11:32 a.m. two miles northeast of The Geysers, four miles west southwest of Cobb, six miles west northwest of Anderson Springs and 26 miles north of Santa Rosa, according to the US Geological Survey.
The survey reported that the quake occurred at a depth of 1.5 miles.
A total of five shake reports were sent to the survey from Middletown, San Ramon and Oakland.
A 3.0-magnitude quake occurred two miles east southeast of The Geysers on Sept. 22, the US Geological Survey reported.
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