A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck northern California on Wednesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). He was one of the strongest earthquakes to hit California in recent months. Mild to moderate tremor was felt at Whitehawk Ranch, Clio Valley and California, and Reno Nevada. The quake occurred at 11:37 PM local time (07:37 GMT Thursday) at a depth of 13.7 km (8.5 miles). The earthquake epicenter was located 15 km (9 miles) SSE (153 °) Whitehawk, CA, 17 km (11 miles) SSE (151 °) of Valley Ranch, CA, 18 km (11 miles) SSE (151 °) from Clio, CA, 37 km (23 miles) NW (322 °) of Truckee, CA, 56 km (35 miles) W (279 °) from Reno, NV, and 145 km (90 miles) northeast (36 °) from Sacramento, CA.
Meanwhile Berkeley was rocked by an earthquake measuring 3.6 on Thursday, exactly a week after two earthquakes were recorded near the California city.
Earthquake occurred Thursday at 05:37 AM local time (thirty-seven past one p.m. GMT) at a depth of 9.7 km (6.0 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley, about 4 km (3 miles) ESE (118 °) from Albany, 4 km (3 miles) SSE (147 °) of Kensington, just 9 km ( 6 miles) NNW (347 °) from Oakland.
Two small earthquakes also hit last Thursday in Berkeley. The earthquake, measuring 4.0 and 3.8 magnitude on the Richter scale, centered 2.1 km from the city, located on the east coast of the Bay of San Francisco.
Berkeley is located on the Hayward Fault Zone, a geologic fault zone capable of generating significantly destructive earthquakes. This tear fault is 74 miles (119 kilometers) long, located mainly along the western base of the hills on the east side of San Francisco Bay. It runs through densely populated areas, including the cities of Richmond, El Cerrito, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont and San Jose.
source : irishweatheronline.com.
Meanwhile Berkeley was rocked by an earthquake measuring 3.6 on Thursday, exactly a week after two earthquakes were recorded near the California city.
Earthquake occurred Thursday at 05:37 AM local time (thirty-seven past one p.m. GMT) at a depth of 9.7 km (6.0 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley, about 4 km (3 miles) ESE (118 °) from Albany, 4 km (3 miles) SSE (147 °) of Kensington, just 9 km ( 6 miles) NNW (347 °) from Oakland.
Two small earthquakes also hit last Thursday in Berkeley. The earthquake, measuring 4.0 and 3.8 magnitude on the Richter scale, centered 2.1 km from the city, located on the east coast of the Bay of San Francisco.
Berkeley is located on the Hayward Fault Zone, a geologic fault zone capable of generating significantly destructive earthquakes. This tear fault is 74 miles (119 kilometers) long, located mainly along the western base of the hills on the east side of San Francisco Bay. It runs through densely populated areas, including the cities of Richmond, El Cerrito, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont and San Jose.
source : irishweatheronline.com.
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