Three earthquakes recorded near major California fault line
(FOX40.COM) — On Thursday night, three earthquakes were detected near California’s most active fault, the San Andreas Fault, according to records from the United States Geological Survey.
The first quake was shown to have hit right along the San Andreas Fault at 8:46 p.m. to the west of the community of Coalinga in Fresno County.
The 2.7 magnitude quake was recorded at a depth of 8.5 km, or 5.2 miles. No reports of people feeling the quake were made to the USGS.
At 9:29 p.m., the second earthquake was recorded southeast of Mount Diablo, between Danville and Brentwood in the East Bay.
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Around 55 people reported feeling the 3.0 magnitude quake, which was measured at a depth of 17.9 km or 11.2 miles.
This earthquake did not hit directly along the San Andreas fault, as it was about 60 miles east of the fault.
Along California’s north coast, the third earthquake hit at 10:13 p.m. near the community of Willits.
This quake also went unfelt as it was measured at a 2.6 magnitude with a depth of 8.9 km, or 5.5 miles.
Its epicenter was measured to be more than 35 miles away from the San Andreas Fault.
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