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Earthquake Recap: Seven Shakes Near County Borders
Did you feel any of the earthquakes this week?
Seven small earthquakes made waves on the Richter scale around the borders of Santa Cruz County this week, with the largest measured at 2.5 on Saturday near San Juan Bautista. A trio of quakes shook in succession near Boulder Creek in the early hours last Sunday.
Generally, earthquakes that fail to break the 2-mark on the scale are difficult to feel far from the epicenter. As of Saturday evening, four people reported feeling the 2.5 and six people reported feeling the 1.5 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 Sunday, Feb. 12 12:58 a.m. 6 miles N of Boulder Creek San Andreas 2.0 Sunday, Feb. 12 12:59 a.m. 6 miles N of Boulder Creek San Andreas 1.1 Sunday, Feb. 12 1:00 a.m.
6 miles N of Boulder Creek
San Andreas 1.1 Monday, Feb. 13 7:58 p.m. Offshore, 11 miles SW of Santa Cruz San Gregorio 2.0 Thursday, Feb. 16 4:52 p.m. 1 mile ENE of Aromas San Andreas 1.5 Friday, Feb. 17 1:05 a.m. 6 miles N of Aromas Sargent 1.1
Saturday, Feb. 18 12:38 p.m. 2 miles W of San Juan Bautista Vergeles 2.5
6 miles N of Boulder Creek
San Andreas 1.1 Monday, Feb. 13 7:58 p.m. Offshore, 11 miles SW of Santa Cruz San Gregorio 2.0 Thursday, Feb. 16 4:52 p.m. 1 mile ENE of Aromas San Andreas 1.5 Friday, Feb. 17 1:05 a.m. 6 miles N of Aromas Sargent 1.1
Saturday, Feb. 18 12:38 p.m. 2 miles W of San Juan Bautista Vergeles 2.5
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