5.1 earthquake strikes near San Jose, is felt across NorCal
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck near San Jose on Tuesday morning. The quake hit at 11:42 am about 8.6 miles (14 kilometers) east of Seven Trees, California, according to the United States Geological Survey. It had a depth of 4.2 miles (6.9 kilometers). It could be felt across the Bay Area, the Big Sur coast and in parts of Stockton, Turlock and Modesto, according to reports on the USGS’ website and phone calls into KCRA 3. A magnitude 3.1 aftershock hit about five minutes later. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Caltech seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones told NBC Bay Area this was the biggest earthquake to shake the Bay Area since the Alum Rock quake in 2007. The latest quake happened along the Calaveras fault, which is one of eight major faults in the Bay Area and “tends to have smaller quakes,” she said.The 138-mile (220-kilometer) long Calaveras fault is a major branch of the San Andreas fault and runs from San Juan Bautista in the south to San Ramon in the north, Jones said.Jones said there was a small likelihood that the quake could be a foreshock for something bigger and as time goes on that risk declines. BART, which provides train service across the Bay Area, said its 57 trains would operate at a reduced speed in the wake of the earthquake. Rich Constantine, the mayor of Morgan Hill, a city next to San Jose, said he was in the kitchen of his home when the “long and steady” quake struck.”We had a frame in the house fall, everything was shaking but once it stopped, there was no damage,” he said. Constantine said Morgan Hill’s City Hall and other city offices were evacuated but that everyone returned to work soon after. Did you feel the quake? Send any video to kcra.com/upload. –The Associated Press contributed to this story.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck near San Jose on Tuesday morning.
The quake hit at 11:42 am about 8.6 miles (14 kilometers) east of Seven Trees, California, according to the United States Geological Survey. It had a depth of 4.2 miles (6.9 kilometers).
It could be felt across the Bay Area, the Big Sur coast and in parts of Stockton, Turlock and Modesto, according to reports on the USGS’ website and phone calls into KCRA 3.
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A magnitude 3.1 aftershock hit about five minutes later.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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Caltech seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones told NBC Bay Area this was the biggest earthquake to shake the Bay Area since the Alum Rock quake in 2007.
The latest quake happened along the Calaveras fault, which is one of eight major faults in the Bay Area and “tends to have smaller quakes,” she said.
The 138-mile (220-kilometer) long Calaveras fault is a major branch of the San Andreas fault and runs from San Juan Bautista in the south to San Ramon in the north, Jones said.
Jones said there was a small likelihood that the quake could be a foreshock for something bigger and as time goes on that risk declines.
BART, which provides train service across the Bay Area, said its 57 trains would operate at a reduced speed in the wake of the earthquake.
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11:55am update: Trains have now been released and are moving at reduced speed to do visual inspections.
Most trains as of now are delayed by 12-15 minutes.
— BART (@SFBART) October 25, 2022
Rich Constantine, the mayor of Morgan Hill, a city next to San Jose, said he was in the kitchen of his home when the “long and steady” quake struck.
“We had a frame in the house fall, everything was shaking but once it stopped, there was no damage,” he said.
Constantine said Morgan Hill’s City Hall and other city offices were evacuated but that everyone returned to work soon after.
Did you feel the quake? Send any video to kcra.com/upload.
–The Associated Press contributed to this story.