Residents Awakened by Shaking from California Earthquakes

A swarm of earthquakes, including a notable magnitude 4.4, rattled communities near Santa Rosa in north-central California. The ShakeAlert system was activated, and while there were no immediate reports of damage, the seismic activity reportedly woke sleeping residents and caused dogs to bark. Geothermal activity on Cobb Mountain had recently generated earthquakes in the area, but experts say the possibility of a major earthquake is remote. California generally gets two or three earthquakes large enough to cause moderate damage to structures that are magnitude 5.5 and higher each year.