4.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Ridgemark, CA Tuesday Afternoon

BERKELEY, CA. (THECOUNT) — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck at 12:42 p.m. near Tres Pinos, CA Tuesday afternoon. The shaker comes on the heel of a 4.5 that hit near Berkeley this morning.

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck near Berkeley, California on Tuesday morning, according to USGS.

Nearby areas:

Ridgemark, CA – 20 km (12 miles) SSE (156 degrees)
Gonzales, CA – 22 km (14 miles) NE (44 degrees)
Chualar, CA – 24 km (15 miles) ENE (68 degrees)
Hollister, CA – 25 km (15 miles) SSE (153 degrees)
Soledad, CA – 25 km (16 miles) N (11 degrees)

The earlier quake, centered in Pleasant Hill, struck about 13 miles from Oakland.

Nearby Places:

Pleasant Hill, California
1.2 km (0.7 mi) NNW Population
Walnut Creek, California
3.5 km (2.2 mi) S Population
Concord, California
5 km (3.1 mi) NE Population
Berkeley, California
20.4 km (12.6 mi) WSW Population
Oakland, California
21.8 km (13.5 mi) SW Population

“A light earthquake occurred at 10:33:42 PM (PDT) on Monday, October 14, 2019.
The magnitude 4.5 event occurred 1 km (1 miles) N of Waldon, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 15 km ( 9 miles),” CalTech.

Geo quick facts: Berkeley is a city in Northern California on the east side of San Francisco Bay. It’s home to the University of California, Berkeley, birthplace of the 1960s Free Speech Movement. The 1914 Sather Tower, known as the Campanile, has views of the campus and the bay. The open-air Hearst Greek Theatre stages major concerts. Clustered on and near Telegraph Avenue, south of the university, are cafes, shops and music stores – wikipedia.