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Small Earthquake Rumbles Through Santa Cruz County

A 5.3 shake was recorded late on Saturday night and hit areas around Santa Cruz County along with other nearby cities.

Some folks may have gotten a rude awakening just before midnight on Saturday night after a good size earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 hit 18 miles ENE of King City and shook the ground from Watsonville all the up to Felton.

According to the United States Geolgical Survey webstie, people from Aptos, Capitola, Santa Cruz, and as far out as Aromas, Gilroy, Salinas, and Fresno also reported to have felt the quake in the wee hours of the night. 

A smaller 3.1 aftershock hit the same area but nothing was reported to have hit in Santa Cruz County. The last time the San Andreas fault acted up was back in August when two small quakes hit the area. 

 

margaret Anderson October 21, 2012 at 06:17 am
Scared the begeebers out of me.
Myrna Sherman October 21, 2012 at 09:08 am
Didn't feel a thing!
David Arthur West October 21, 2012 at 10:24 am
My computer froze up and I had to shut it down...it seemed a lot cooler outside... my phone only rang once all night. So everything was normal here in Campbell.
Justin Leavens October 21, 2012 at 10:58 am
felt it good down in Pismo Beach
northstar October 21, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Induced chronic incontinence!
Adrian October 21, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Omg
Adrian October 21, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Scared the pantys off of me
Yarsong Daratres October 21, 2012 at 12:14 pm
I was laying in bed after having smoked a joint and felt my room undulate. I thought a heavy person had run out of my closet and into my hallway. I screamed like a girl. I'm 6'2" and am 220 lbs. My housemate is still mocking me this morning....
Randy October 21, 2012 at 12:48 pm
It woke us and most of the dogs in Atascadero! A pretty good jolt!
cameron October 21, 2012 at 03:19 pm
Smoked a joint felt that jolt
Jenni Chalmers October 21, 2012 at 03:22 pm
It woke me up, but everyone else in my house slept through it. It was a long one!
Cturtle122 October 21, 2012 at 05:18 pm
I thought my husband was shaking the bed but he was fast asleep. My daughter ran out of her room terrified! Lol
Cathy P. October 21, 2012 at 06:25 pm
Didn't feel a thing here in The Ville...
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