Series of Earthquakes Rattle Covelo Area Friday Afternoon
The USGS map shows the intensity of shaking radiating outward from the 4.4M earthquake around 6:15 p.m. today.
A cluster of earthquakes hit north of Covelo Friday afternoon, the largest a magnitude 4.4 that struck just before 6:15 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The 4.4 quake was centered 11 kilometers north of Covelo at a depth of 10.7 kilometers, USGS data shows. It followed three smaller quakes in the same area earlier in the day: a magnitude 3.1 at 3:05 p.m., a magnitude 3.8 at 3:33 p.m. and a magnitude 2.7 at 3:53 p.m., all located 11 to 12 kilometers north-northeast of Covelo at depths ranging from about 4 to 10 kilometers.
No damage or injuries have been reported. Did you feel any of these earthquakes today? Let us know in the comments where you were and what it felt like. Residents can report felt shaking through the USGS “Did You Feel It?” system.
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
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Covelo could use a good shaking up.
Sorry to see covelo just can’t get a break. Hope they’re o.k. over there.
The 6:15 quake delivered a big ol’ jolt. At first I thought something huge had fallen onto the roof but now I believe it was just (just!) the entire building being rocked – it was an incredibly loud, roaring, crackling BOOM, immediately followed by the classic rocking underfoot. Only then did I understand it was a quake and not a giant oak coming down. A few books fell, that was all. All over in a few seconds. I did not feel the first quake at all, though many did.
Shaken, not stirred. And very grateful that it wasn’t worse.