Signs of 2012

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Northern California started the week with a rumble. First, a 4.4 magnitude temblor hit near Santa Rosa Sunday evening. Midday Monday, a moderate 5.6 quake struck northern California. The epicenter was a rural area near the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, about 240 miles north of San Francisco and 60 miles south of the Oregon border. The USGS published the following probability for aftershocks: 28% chance of aftershocks 5.0 and larger in the next 7 days 5-10% an aftershock will equal or surpass the 5.6 main quake 100% chance that 12-40 small aftershocks (3-5 magnitude) To the south, Costa Rica was hit by a 5.8 magnitude quake early Monday off the Pacific coast. More: 5.6 felt across California’s north coast Costa Rica hit by 5.8 magnitude quake USGS: Recent quakes larger than 5.0 magnitude

Northern California started the week with a rumble.

First, a 4.4 magnitude temblor hit near Santa Rosa Sunday evening. Midday Monday, a moderate 5.6 quake struck northern California.

The epicenter was a rural area near the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, about 240 miles north of San Francisco and 60 miles south of the Oregon border.

The USGS published the following probability for aftershocks:

  • 28% chance of aftershocks 5.0 and larger in the next 7 days
  • 5-10% an aftershock will equal or surpass the 5.6 main quake
  • 100% chance that 12-40 small aftershocks (3-5 magnitude)

To the south, Costa Rica was hit by a 5.8 magnitude quake early Monday off the Pacific coast.

Source Los Angeles Times