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A 4.9-magnitude earthquake was reported in California on Tuesday (December 30), according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was recorded at 9:49 p.m. local time and centered about 15 kilometers (about 9.3 miles) north-northwest of Susanville, at a depth of 5.3 kilometers (about 3.3 miles). The USGS said it received 1,262 reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication on Wednesday (December 31).
There is currently no tsunami threat in effect. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was the largest recorded in Susanville in the past year among a total of 10 reported in the last 24 hours; 16 reported in the last seven days; 20 reported in the past 30 days; and 97 reported in the last year, according to EarthquakeTrack.com.
California is reported to have had 33 earthquakes measuring 1.5-magnitude or greater in the past 24 hours, 180 in the past seven days, 755 in the last 30 days and 7,613 in the past year, according to EarthquakeTrack.com. Earthquakes measured between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude can be felt by a large population, however, rarely results in much damage, according to Michigan Tech via the Sacramento Bee.
An estimated 500,000 detectable earthquakes are reported worldwide annually, however, around 100,000 are felt and only 100 typically result in serious damage. Officials strongly advise that anyone caught in an earthquake should drop, cover and hold on, according to the Sacramento Bee.