Map shows epicenter of Northern California earthquake. Did it strike Sacramento County?

Sacramento County residents’ phones screamed a warning message Wednesday morning: “Drop, Cover, Hold on. Protect yourself.”

The U.S. Geological Survey warned the region of an earthquake about to strike. Here’s where it hit and how strong it was, according to initial reports from the USGS:

A ShakeAlert message was sent to cellphone users in Sacramento County and the surrounding area just before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2023, for a magnitude-4.1 earthquake near Isleton.
A ShakeAlert message was sent to cellphone users in Sacramento County and the surrounding area just before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2023, for a magnitude-4.1 earthquake near Isleton.

Where was the earthquake in Northern California Wednesday?

The 4.2-magnitude temblor struck 2.5 miles south-southwest of Isleton, a Sacramento County city on the river, on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was located near Jackson Slough Road on Brannan Island, roughly 31 miles south of Sacramento.

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