A moderate earthquake was widely felt as it rattled the central
California coast, but authorities said it didn't cause any damage. Nearly 6,700 people reported on the US Geological Survey Website that they felt the magnitude 5.3 quake when it
struck late yesterday outside of King City, the federal agency said.
USGS geophysicist Don Blakeman said the temblor struck in a "seismically
active area" near the San Andreas Fault, about 145 kilometers southeast of
San Jose. It was followed by at least four aftershocks that were greater than
magnitude 2.5. The sheriff departments for Monterey and nearby San Luis Obispo counties
said they received calls about the earthquake but didn't receive any reports of
damage.
A magnitude 5 quake is capable of causing damage most often knocking
things off shelves and making moderate cracks in walls and foundations, the
USGS said. The area where the quake hit is a mostly rural area of rolling hills
with large farms and ranches.
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