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Winters, CA – Northern California experienced a pair of small but closely timed earthquakes Tuesday afternoon, prompting renewed attention to seismic patterns across the region.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the first earthquake registered a magnitude 2.9 and struck about 20 kilometers west of Winters in Yolo County at 7:48 a.m. PST (15:48 UTC). The quake occurred at a shallow depth of approximately 4.8 kilometers, a factor that can make even weaker earthquakes more noticeable near the epicenter…