California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists say.

California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said today.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck central California and was felt as far north as San Francisco and Sacramento, the US Geological Survey said tonight.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested by officers investigating the murder of a homeopathic doctor who was gunned down near a supermarket car park.