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Earthquake Recap: Two Small South County Shakes
Did you feel either of the earthquakes last week?
Two small earthquakes made waves on the Richter scale just outside of Santa Cruz County last week, with the largest measured at 1.8, nine miles SSE 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 either earthquake 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 Wednesday, Aug. 15 9:01 a.m. 6 miles NNE of Aromas San Andreas 1.8 Friday, Aug. 17 5:13 p.m. 9 miles ESE of Watsonville Sargent 1.2
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