NORTH COAST, Calif. — A moderate Saturday evening earthquake centered in Mendocino County was felt across the region and as far away as Southern California.

The United States Geological Survey said the 4.4-magnitude quake occurred at 8:44 p.m. and was centered 5.2 miles southeast of Talmage, 7.6 miles east southeast of Ukiah and 26.5 miles west northwest of Clearlake, at a depth of nearly 5 miles.

The quake was felt around Lake County. This reporter felt it as a sharp jolt.

As of 1 a.m. Sunday, the USGS had received 425 shake reports from around Lake County, the North Coast region and all of California.

The USGS reported the quake was felt as far away as Oxnard and Bakersfield.

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