Six small earthquakes made waves on the Richter scale around the borders of Santa Cruz County this week, with the largest measured at 3.0 near San Juan Bautista, which was followed by two aftershocks (2.3 and 2.5).
Generally, earthquakes that fail to break the 2-mark on the scale are difficult to feel far from the epicenter. As of Sunday morning, 12 people reported feeling the 3.0, on the U.S. Geological Survey website.
See the chart below for times, locations, etc. of the seismic events.
| Date | Time | Epicenter | Fault | Richter Scale |
| Wednesday, Feb. 8 | 6:53 a.m. | 5 miles ENE of Watsonville | San Andreas | 1.8 |
| Thursday, Feb. 9 | 7:06 a.m. | 7 miles SE of Aromas | Vergeles | 3.0 |
| Thursday, Feb. 9 | 7:36 a.m. | 7 miles SE of Aromas | Vergeles | 2.3 |
| Thursday, Feb. 9 | 7:55 a.m. | 7 miles SE of Aromas | Vergeles | 2.5 |
| Thursday, Feb. 9 | 1:37 p.m. | 6 miles N of Aromas | Sargent | 1.4 |
| Friday, Feb. 10 | 6:01 a.m. | 13 miles NE of Scotts Valley | San Andreas | 1.0 |
jocelyn
10:12 am on Monday, February 13, 2012
trembles ? like the verb? or temblor , as in earthquake.....
Jacob Bourne
10:23 am on Monday, February 13, 2012
Jocelyn, "tremble" is also a noun, meaning a trembling feeling, movement or sound.
Peking
3:36 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
Jacob, Jocelyn does have a point. I'm sure that you meant to use the word "temblors" and not "trembles."
Jacob Bourne
4:12 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
In fact, I did not mean to write "temblors." Both words, however, fit just fine in the headline. Anyway, there were a bunch of earthquakes last week. Did anyone feel one? There was a 5.6 up in Humboldt County today that was felt as nearby as Campbell, Saratoga and Mountain View.