In Northern California, a severe earthquake causes alarm but little damage and few injuries

Just after noon, a severe tremor was felt in the San Francisco Bay area, extending down to the Monterey Peninsula.  Damage was light and no serious injuries reported. (By John Osborne) 
Source Citation
"From California: Another Severe Shook of an Earthquake," Chicago Tribune, March 28, 1866, p. 4.
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