2.5 Magnitude Quake Rattles Southern Santa Clara County
SANTA CLARA (CBS SF) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.5 shook a section of southern Santa Clara County early Saturday morning near the unincorporated area of San Martin, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The temblor struck about 5 miles northeast of the San Martin area at 4:39 a.m. at a depth of about 4.7 miles, according to the USGS.
The quake happened just east of the 810-mile San Andreas Fault that runs between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate along western California, from the northern part of the state to Cajon Pass near San Bernardino, according to the USGS.
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