THE GEYSERS, Calif. – A moderately sized earthquake was reported late Tuesday afternoon near The Geysers geothermal steamfield.

The 3.0-magnitude quake was reported at 4:59 p.m. three miles northwest of The Geysers and 13 miles southwest of Clearlake, according to a preliminary report from the US Geological Survey.

The survey said the quake was reported at a depth of 1.9 miles.

One shake report on the quake from Santa Rosa was filed with the US Geological Survey.

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