Small magnitude 3.8 quake hits 19 miles east of Salinas, California, United States early morning
3.8 quake 20 Oct 1:57 am (GMT -7)

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake near Salinas, Monterey County, California, USA, was reported only 12 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 4.8 miles beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021, at 1:57 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.8 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tres Pinos (pop. 480) located 8 miles from the epicenter, and Hollister (pop. 37,500) 13 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Soledad (pop. 25,000) located 18 miles from the epicenter, Salinas (pop. 157,400) 19 miles away, Prunedale (pop. 17,600) 21 miles away, Gilroy (pop. 53,200) 27 miles away, Watsonville (pop. 53,600) 29 miles away, and Seaside (pop. 33,000) 30 miles away. In San Jose (pop. 1,026,900, 56 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 20, 2021 1:57 am (GMT -7) local time (20 Oct 2021 08:57 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 7.8 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 36.68°N / 121.31°W (San Benito, California, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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