SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A 5.1-magnitude earthquake and three.1 aftershock had been generated by the Calaveras Fault strike-slip fault line, in line with the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake jolted San Jose simply earlier than midday Tuesday and its magnitude was the largest the San Francisco Bay Space has skilled in eight years. The epicenter was on the east aspect of San Jose at a depth of 6.1 kilometers.
The Calaveras Fault has been seismically calm this previous decade. It’s final notable earthquake occurred round this similar time of 12 months, October of 2007, when the magnitude-5.4 Alum Rock quake ruptured.
The fault line generated the magnitude-6.2 Morgan Hill earthquake in 1984, and the magnitude-5.9 Coyote Lake earthquake that ruptured in 1979.
The Working Group for California Earthquake Chance assigned an 11% likelihood that the Calaveras Fault would produce a magnitude 6.7 or bigger earthquake within the subsequent 30 years.
One hour after Tuesday’s rumbler, San Jose’s emergency officers mentioned there have been no reviews of main damages or accidents.
The San Jose Hearth Division wrote, “We’re pleased to report no emergency calls associated to this morning’s quake.” The San Jose Police Division added, “No reviews of injury or accidents so far. We’ll replace you if that modifications. Again to usually scheduled programming for us, combating crime and holding our group protected.”
