the biggest earthquake to hit California in 2019 so far hits this weekend off the Humbodt County coast. The last time the area saw a similar earthquake was in January 2015 said, Elizabeth Cochran, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena. The region is known for having a lot of seismic activity.

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