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A series of earthquakes have been hitting Humboldt County with tremors hitting late Saturday night into Sunday night.

Posted: Feb 4, 2019 11:32 AM

Posted By: Stephanie Schmieding

HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. - A series of earthquakes have been hitting Humboldt County with tremors hitting late Saturday night into Sunday night.

The U.S. Geological Survey said five earthquakes hit just off the coast of Petrolia which is about 10 miles south of Cape Mendocino.

The series of quakes started with a 2.8 magnitude earthquake at 4 a.m. on Sunday.

The biggest so far was a 4.7 magnitude quake that hit Sunday night at 10 p.m.

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County	Confirmed	Deaths
Los Angeles	261446	6366
Riverside	57419	1162
San Bernardino	52649	908
Orange	52201	1128
San Diego	44925	760
Kern	31509	354
Fresno	27769	355
Sacramento	21628	383
Alameda	20641	374
Santa Clara	20511	297
San Joaquin	19841	415
Stanislaus	16351	337
Contra Costa	15958	201
Tulare	15599	256
Ventura	12406	143
Imperial	11583	314
San Francisco	10807	99
San Mateo	9598	143
Monterey	9550	67
Santa Barbara	8880	110
Merced	8750	134
Kings	7430	77
Sonoma	7112	114
Marin	6591	112
Solano	6175	55
Madera	4391	62
Placer	3488	41
San Luis Obispo	3393	27
Butte	2764	35
Yolo	2754	54
Santa Cruz	2218	8
Sutter	1642	10
Napa	1626	13
San Benito	1310	11
Yuba	1118	7
El Dorado	1073	4
Mendocino	851	18
Lassen	735	0
Shasta	709	14
Glenn	550	3
Nevada	511	6
Colusa	510	6
Tehama	509	4
Lake	492	10
Humboldt	485	6
Calaveras	311	14
Amador	286	16
Tuolumne	221	4
Inyo	187	14
Mono	165	2
Siskiyou	161	0
Del Norte	136	1
Mariposa	75	2
Plumas	49	0
Modoc	24	0
Trinity	15	0
Sierra	6	0
Alpine	2	0
Unassigned	0	0

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