EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY vs
A LIGHT EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED SUNDAY AT 5:54 P.M.
THE MAGNITUDE 4.2 EVENT TOOK PLACE 5 MILES NORTH WEST OF PARKFIELD, AT A HYPOCENTRAL DEPTH OF 6 MILES. SEVERAL MICROEARTHQUAKES OCCURRED AFTER, INCLUDING 3 THIS MORNING WHICH MEASURED BETWEEN 2.2 AND 1.6 IN THE SAME AREA. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ALSO REPORTS AN EVENT OCCURRED AT 12:31 PM TODAY, WHICH SEISMOLOGISTS ARE ATTRIBUTING TO A PROBABLE QUARRY EXPLOSION, IN WATSONVILLE. THE MAGNITUDE 2.3 MICROEARTHQUAKE OCCURRED 1 MILE SOUTH EAST OF QUARRY NEAR LOGAN, AT A HYPOCENTRAL DEPTH OF 0.1 MILES.
THE MAGNITUDE 4.2 EVENT TOOK PLACE 5 MILES NORTH WEST OF PARKFIELD, AT A HYPOCENTRAL DEPTH OF 6 MILES. SEVERAL MICROEARTHQUAKES OCCURRED AFTER, INCLUDING 3 THIS MORNING WHICH MEASURED BETWEEN 2.2 AND 1.6 IN THE SAME AREA. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ALSO REPORTS AN EVENT OCCURRED AT 12:31 PM TODAY, WHICH SEISMOLOGISTS ARE ATTRIBUTING TO A PROBABLE QUARRY EXPLOSION, IN WATSONVILLE. THE MAGNITUDE 2.3 MICROEARTHQUAKE OCCURRED 1 MILE SOUTH EAST OF QUARRY NEAR LOGAN, AT A HYPOCENTRAL DEPTH OF 0.1 MILES.
