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Moderate earthquake rocks northern California

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  • A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook northern California on Tuesday
  • The quake hit shortly after 8 p.m. (11 p.m. ET)
  • There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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(CNN) -- A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook a rural part of northern California on Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The moderate quake hit shortly after 8 p.m. (11 p.m. ET) about 11 miles east-southeast of Willow Creek, which is about 190 miles northwest of Sacramento.

Nita Rowley with the Williow Creek Chamber of Commerce said she felt the earthquake as a rolling jolt, but had not received any reports of damage.

At the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office in Eureka, Sgt. Diana Freese said several people had called to ask whether a quake had struck. She said the office had received no reports of injuries or damage.

"It was a roll and a shake," she said. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend

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