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Videos Show Impact of Strongest Earthquake in Santa Cruz Mountains in Decades
Home cameras captured the shaking, and USGS said the quake was the largest in the mountain region since 1989.
- A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Mountains early Thursday morning, the strongest seismic event in the region since the 1989 Loma Prieta quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a 6.9-magnitude disaster, caused 63 deaths and remains the regional benchmark; Thursday's quake occurred 14 miles from that epicenter.
- Resident Swick described the shaking by saying, "This felt like the whole forest fell." Krista Cheshire added that they keep a "to-go box" ready for emergencies.
- Researchers at the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory confirmed the quake's magnitude, and the U.S. Geological Survey has recorded no major aftershocks since the initial jolt.
- Natalia Ruppert, Earthquake Early Warning Program Coordinator at the USGS Earthquake Science Center, confirmed there have been no magnitude 4.0 or greater events in the area since 1989 aftershocks.
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