The 4.4-magnitude quake was felt by many in Santa Rosa, and a local fire department responded to gas leaks and stuck elevators.
On Tuesday, a 4.4-magnitude quake with a 4.3 aftershock a minute later hit Santa Rosa, California, at 6:30 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey .
It comes just a day after a"small" 2.6 magnitude earthquake was felt in Canoga Park, California, roughly 430 miles southeast of Santa Rosa, even though theearthquakes usually aren't felt if they're less than a 2 magnitude on the Richter scale. A quake is considered"small" when its magnitude is between 3 and 3.9, so Monday's quake falls short of qualifying as"small".
USGS said earthquakes typically don't cause damage until they have a 4 or 5 magnitude, such as the Tuesday earthquake—and its 4.3-magnitude afterschok—that hit Santa Rosa.that no damage was reported to the organization but a"significant amount" of people reported feeling the quake. The Santa Rosa Fire Departmentthat there were no reported injuries, but it did respond to gas leaks and stuck elevators. Photos showed items fallen off shelves, cracked walls and various other damage.
Earthquake Update: Santa Rosa Fire has responding to multiple reports of odors of gas, gas leaks, fire alarms as well as stuck elevators. No reports of any injuries related to the quake at this time.With three earthquakes already reported this week, West Coasters are likely to wonder if more are in store.that every earthquake has a small chance of being followed by a larger earthquake within the next three days.
Every quake has a 5% chance of being followed by a larger quake within the next 3 days. But most are only a little bit larger. When it is right on a big fault, capable of a big quake, the chance that that following earthquake will be big is a little higher, but still small.
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