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Magnitude 4.1 quake rattles remote west-central California

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Posted at 11:39 AM, Aug 31, 2021
and last updated 2021-08-31 14:39:20-04

SOLEDAD, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has rattled a remote area of west-central California.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the light temblor occurred at 9:09 a.m. Tuesday and was centered about 13 miles northeast of Soledad.

The epicenter was in mountains east of the Salinas Valley and north of Pinnacles National Park.