Swarm of earthquakes shakes part of California for second time in 3 days, USGS says
A swarm of multiple earthquakes shook part of California on Tuesday for the second time since Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.
At least three earthquakes shook near the San Jose area Tuesday morning, according to USGS. A 2.7-magnitude earthquake shook near Milpitas at a depth of 4.5 km. Minutes later, two more quakes at magnitude 3.0 and 3.3 shook the same area.
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake occurred 6.21mi NE of Milpitas, CA. Details: https://t.co/k9JbJwJNV1 Map: https://t.co/GmZftdzv8e
— SF QuakeBot (@earthquakesSF) September 29, 2020
The same area was hit by two earthquakes Sunday, according to USGS.
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake also shook the area on Sunday in the same area, USGS reported. The area was hit by another 3.5-magnitude earthquake that same day.
Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says. It replaces the old Richter scale.
Quakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are often felt but rarely cause much damage, according to Michigan Tech.
