OAKLAND, Calif - Several earthquakes struck along the California-Nevada state line Thursday afternoon. According to the United States Geological Survey, the first temblor was a magnitude 6.0 and hit in Alpine County at 3:49 p.m.
It's preliminary magnitude was 5.9. That quake was followed a series of aftershocks in the eastern edge of California, ranging from a magnitude 2.6 to a magnitude 4.2.
Seismologist said aftershocks of that size are not rare following an earthquake of that magnitude.At least nine aftershocks hit the area, and according to USGS data, each one was two to four minutes apart from the last.There were reports of rock slides along Highway 395 and State Route 89 in Mono County, east of Sierra Nevada.