On April 24, 1984 at 1:15 p.m. PST, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred on the Calaveras fault to the east of San Jose, California. This earthquake was felt over an area of approximately 120,000 km2 in California and western Nevada. The area of moderate damage ($8 million) extended southward from the epicenter rather than centering on the epicenter. This pattern indicates that the Morgan Hill earthquake may have been a double event with the second event being located about 17 km southeast of the main shock.
In Santa Clara County, where most of the damage occurred, more than 550 structures incurred minor damage. Major structural damage was mainly confined to a very small area on two streets of the Jackson Oaks subdivision located east of Morgan Hill (population 19,000). Five houses were condemned; two of these had fallen off their concrete foundations and suffered partial collapse. Several masonry buildings on Main Street in Morgan Hill were damaged and later condemned. Well-engineered industrial buildings and residential structures sustained only minor damage, but many mobile homes fell off their supports causing considerable damage to the furnishings inside. There were many reports of fires resulting from the quake. Minor damage also occurred at San Martin and Coyote. Twenty-seven people were injured.
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MORGAN HILL – An earthquake with a preliminary-magnitude of 3.7 struck a rural area south of the San Francisco Bay area on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake, which struck just before 7:30 a.m., was centered in an area 20 miles northeast of Morgan Hill and 23 miles east of San Jose in Santa Clara County, the USGS. said.
Neither the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department nor the Morgan Hill Police Department received any immediate reports of injuries or damage.
MORGAN HILL – An earthquake with a preliminary-magnitude of 3.7 struck a rural area south of the San Francisco Bay area on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake, which struck just before 7:30 a.m., was centered in an area 20 miles northeast of Morgan Hill and 23 miles east of San Jose in Santa Clara County, the USGS. said.
Neither the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department nor the Morgan Hill Police Department received any immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Written for the web by Bob Montgomery, Internet News Producer
Residents of eastern Santa Clara County got an early wakeup call this morning when an earthquake rumbled through the region.
The temblor, which struck at 2:42 a.m., had a magnitude of 3.6. It was centered 21 miles east of San Jose, near the border between Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties. The quake occurred at a depth of 3.2 miles.
The shaker was strong enough to wake up some residents of the area, but did not cause any significant damage or injuries. It was felt in a number of South Bay communities, including Morgan Hill, Alum Rock and parts of San Jose.
Residents of eastern Santa Clara County got an early wakeup call this morning when an earthquake rumbled through the region.
The temblor, which struck at 2:42 a.m., had a magnitude of 3.6. It was centered 21 miles east of San Jose, near the border between Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties. The quake occurred at a depth of 3.2 miles.
The shaker was strong enough to wake up some residents of the area, but did not cause any significant damage or injuries. It was felt in a number of South Bay communities, including Morgan Hill, Alum Rock and parts of San Jose.
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