Pair of small earthquakes rattle Napa

A magnitude 2.5 quake followed two hours later by a magnititude 3.1 temblor rattled Napans preparing their Thanksgiving dinners Thursday.|
JAMIE HANSEN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A magnitude-3.1 earthquake rattled Napans preparing their Thanksgiving dinners.

The small shaker struck at 12:36 p.m. Thursday, about 6 miles northwest of Napa and 5 miles northeast of Sonoma.

A smaller magnitude-2.5 earthquake struck about two hours earlier at 10:27 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The temblors came just over three months after a magnitude-6.0 quake shook the city, causing widespread damage.

No property damage or injuries were reported Thursday, according to a Napa police dispatcher. The department received fewer than 10 calls from people inquiring about the quakes.

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