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4.2 Magnitude Earthquake near San Juan Bautista

Source info:

Author: Garry Hayes
Date: 2014-11-20 08:51:00
Blog: Geotripper
URL: http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2014/11/42-magnitude-earthquake-near-san-juan.html

Summary:

What else are you going to call a restaurant situated right on the San Andreas? A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 10:26 PM PST tonight about 3 miles south of the town of San Juan Bautista in the Coast Ranges of Central California (the official USGS report is here). It was preceded by a magnitude 3.6 foreshock at 10:21 PM. It was felt over a fairly large region, but quakes of this size

Content analysis:

Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
Coast RangesUS47.5371-124.105
San Juan BautistaUS36.8456-121.538

Keywords:

4.2 magnitude, Central California, Coast Ranges, fairly large region, magnitude earthquake, official USGS report, PM PST, San Andreas, San Juan Bautista

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