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« Last post by SVPete on April 02, 2026, 01:33:34 PM »California earthquake strikes near Santa Cruz; 4.6-magnitude temblor felt across Bay Area
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/earthquake-santa-cruz-county-boulder-creek/
My home is about a mile from the freeway intersection (SR17 and SR85) near Los Gatos. I was not woken up by this quake. The quake was probably on the San Andreas Fault, which in that area runs NW toward the ocean shoreline at SF.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/earthquake-santa-cruz-county-boulder-creek/
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A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in Santa Cruz County early Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The quake hit near Boulder Creek around 1:41 a.m., with a depth of about 6.2 miles, and was initially reviewed as a 4.9 magnitude. By 3 a.m., it had been downgraded to 4.6.
Residents near the epicenter of the quake and in San Ramon, Fremont, Burlingame and Los Gatos reported feeling strong shaking, according to the USGS.
My home is about a mile from the freeway intersection (SR17 and SR85) near Los Gatos. I was not woken up by this quake. The quake was probably on the San Andreas Fault, which in that area runs NW toward the ocean shoreline at SF.
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