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Earthquake Recap: Five Quakes Shake Santa Cruz County
A handful of earthquakes hit just offshore this week.
Five small earthquakes made waves on the Richter scale around Santa Cruz County this week, with the largest measured at 2.8, four miles SE of Aromas.
Generally, earthquakes that fail to break the 2-mark on the scale are difficult to feel far from the epicenter. As of Sunday evening, 10 people reported feeling the 2.8 earthquake on the U.S. Geological Survey website, including one person from Watsonville and one from Castroville.
See the chart below for times, locations, etc. of the seismic events.
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Date Time Epicenter Fault Richter Scale Monday, March 4 4:08 p.m. 2 miles E of Aromas
San Andreas 1.5 Wednesday, March 6 7:52 a.m. 8 miles NNW of Corralitos Sargent 2.0 Thursday, March 7 3:31 a.m. 8 miles NNW of Corralitos Sargent 1.3 Friday, March 8 1:54 p.m. 2 miles E of Aromas San Andreas 1.1 Saturday, March 9 11:20 p.m. 4 miles SE of Aromas N/A 2.8
San Andreas 1.5 Wednesday, March 6 7:52 a.m. 8 miles NNW of Corralitos Sargent 2.0 Thursday, March 7 3:31 a.m. 8 miles NNW of Corralitos Sargent 1.3 Friday, March 8 1:54 p.m. 2 miles E of Aromas San Andreas 1.1 Saturday, March 9 11:20 p.m. 4 miles SE of Aromas N/A 2.8
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