1, 1975 at 1.21 p.m., citizens in the City of Gold and surrounding areas were rocked by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake, the largest quake in the city’s history and the largest to shake the Golden State...
OROVILLE — This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 6.0 earthquake that shook the city and its residents on the afternoon of Aug ... who felt the earth move that day.