Northern California shake small small on Wednesday as earthquake wey measure 4.0 for magnitude hit di area. United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) talk say di tremor happen around 6:16 a.m. Pacific time, like 5 miles east of Gilroy, California.
According to di data from U.S.G.S., after di main earthquake, some aftershocks follow sharp sharp, including one wey measure 3.6 for magnitude. Dem dey check di data well well to know if dem go change di magnitude wey dem first report. U.S.G.S. fit still update di shake-severity map as dem gather more information.
Wetin Be Aftershock?
Aftershock na small earthquake wey dey follow big one for di same area. E dey happen as di fault dey adjust small small after di main earthquake don shift am. Aftershocks fit happen days, weeks, or even years after di first earthquake. Sometimes, dem fit even big pass di main earthquake and dem fit continue to affect areas wey don get damage.
Quakes and Aftershocks Within 100 Miles
U.S.G.S. dey use di Modified Mercalli Intensity scale to measure how di shaking dey affect people. When dem get aftershock data, dem dey include earthquakes wey happen within 100 miles and seven days of di main earthquake for di maps and charts. All di times wey dem mention na Pacific time. Di shake data na as of Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 9:37 a.m. Eastern, and di aftershocks data na as of Thursday, Nov. 27 at 2:02 p.m. Eastern.
- Map: Daylight (urban areas)
- MapLibre (map rendering)
- Natural Earth (roads, labels, terrain)
- Protomaps (map tiles)
Di map show di area wey shake reach intensity of 3 or greater, wey U.S.G.S. dey call “weak,” but people fit feel di earthquake outside di areas wey dem show for di map.