Minor earthquakes rattled across the state over the Fourth of July weekend, with the strongest one occurring in Northern California.
A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Aromas early on July 5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was documented at 7:45 a.m.
The epicenter was located 2 kilometers southeast of Aromas, at a depth of 7.1 kilometers. The shaking caused by the earthquake was felt by several people around the epicenter.
A total of 73 responses were submitted on the USGS’s ‘Did You Feel It?’ earthquake reporting system.
The tremors occurred several locations close to the epicenter, such as Watsonville, Hollister, Gilroy, Marina, Monterey, and Salinas.
People at farther away locations, including Mill Valley (137 kilometers from the epicenter), San Francisco (123 kilometers), and Portola Valley (78 kilometers), also reported experiencing the quake.
The USGS categorized the seismic event as Level III intensity, which indicates weak shaking and no damage.
An earthquake’s intensity measures the shaking at each location, varying from place to place, whereas the magnitude denotes the size of a quake.
The temblor was the second to hit the region within an hour on Sunday.
A magnitude-3 earthquake was documented near Gilroy at 7:04 a.m., according to the USGS, with the epicenter reported 12 kilometers east-southeast of Gilroy, at a depth of 4.9 kilometers.
Although minor, the quake was felt by dozens of people near the epicenter.
A total of 16 people reported feeling the shaking caused by the earthquake, according to the USGS’s ‘Did You Feel It?’ reporting tool.
Most of the responses were submitted from locations close to the epicenter, along with a few farther away places, such as Santa Cruz (43 kilometers from the epicenter) and Milpitas (68 kilometers).
The seismic event was categorized as Level II intensity, indicating weak shaking and no expected damage.
There were no reports of injuries or structural damage due to either quake.
More Earthquakes in California
California frequently experiences earthquakes due to its location along one of the most seismically active zones in the world.
There were more incidents of earthquakes documented over the weekend.
A 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Red Bluff in Northern California’s Tehama County at 7:49 p.m. on July 5, according to the USGS.
The minor tremor did not cause any significant shaking, with no responses submitted on the ‘Did You Feel It?’ tool. The USGS has yet to determine the seismic event’s intensity.
In Southern California, residents of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island were jolted by a quake early on Monday.
A magnitude-3 tremor occurred 9 kilometers north-northeast of Avalon at 5:48 a.m. on July 6, per the USGS. The epicenter was located at a depth of 12.5 kilometers.
A total of nine responses were submitted on the ‘Did You Feel It?’ system.
The shaking was experienced at several places, including Huntington Beach (38 kilometers from the epicenter), Hacienda Heights (76 kilometers), and Los Angeles (77 kilometers). The USGS categorized the quake as Level II intensity.
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