Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Mountain House, Calif.

A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon two miles from Mountain House, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:58 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 53 miles from Sacramento.

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