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California quakes did not cause significant damage.

Image Credit: EMSC

Around 9 hours, several earthquakes rattled California that continued up to a few hours ago. Luckily, no significant damage was caused even though some quakes had a magnitude of 6.0.

Video Credit: EMSC

USGS said that 83 quakes followed the 6.0-magnitude earthquake near the Nevada border. The following video shows the location of the aftershocks that rattled California.

USGS said that it is rare for a magnitude 6.0 earthquake to hit the area. They estimated a 6% chance that it is a foreshock of a bigger quake. The most damage was the Coleville rockslide.

More details to follow.

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