(CBS)
MONTEREY (BCN) – The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 struck Friday morning in Monterey County.
According to the USGS, at 7:26 a.m. the quake shook an area 25 miles southwest of Soledad near the coast by John Little State Park.
The temblor, which had a depth of 6.5 miles, had an epicenter just east of state Highway 1, according to the USGS.
Along that coastal region, the nearby San Gregorio Fault runs off-shore from an area just north of Point Sur until it runs aground again near San Simeon.
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2.8 quake?? From the headline, I expected a 4 or 5. A 2.8 is usually barely felt.
September 18, 2010 at 7:51 pm | | Report comment
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