A preliminary 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday evening near the East Bay community of Discovery Bay, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake hit at about 6:21 p.m. and was centered about 0.1 miles east-southeast of Discovery Bay and 5.5 miles east- southeast of Brentwood, the USGS said.
The earthquake was initially reported as a 3.8 magnitude earthquake but USGS has since downgraded it to a 3.5.
No other information was immediately available.
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