OROVILLE — One year ago today, on Aug. 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 since 1971, reported United Press International the following day in the Oroville Mercury-Register. Here, current and past Oroville, Chico and beyond residents share their vivid memories of the day that made history and, due to a heatwave that preceded the quake, led national radio commentator Paul Harvey to say, “Oroville is known as ‘Shake and Bake...

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