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Earthquake Recap: One Small South County Shake

Did you feel the one earthquake this week?

There was just one puny earthquake that made waves on the Richter scale around Santa Cruz County this week, at 1.3, south 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 the earthquake in 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 Monday, May 14 9:21 p.m. 10 miles ESE of Watsonville  San Andreas 1.3


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