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Earthquake Recap: Five Shakes Around County Borders
Did you feel any of the earthquakes around the county this week?
Five small earthquakes made waves on the Richter scale in and around Santa Cruz County this week, with the largest measured at just 1.5, southeast of Watsonville.
Generally, earthquakes that fail to break the 2-mark on the scale are difficult to feel far from the epicenter. As of Saturday evening, no one reported feeling any of the earthquakes in Santa Cruz County this week on the U.S. Geological Survey website.
See the chart below for times, locations, etc. of the seismic events.
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Date Time Epicenter Fault Richter Scale Tuesday, May 29 9:12 p.m. 8 miles ESE of Watsonville San Andreas 1.5 Wednesday, May 30 4:52 p.m. 8 miles ESE of Watsonville San Andreas 1.4 Thursday, May 31 9:42 a.m. 5 miles NNE of Scotts Valley San Andreas 1.1 Thursday, May 31 2:31 p.m. 8 miles NNW of Corralitos Sargent 1.2 Thursday, May 31 3:50 p.m. 8 miles NNW of Corralitos Sargent 1.0
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