Three earthquakes hit near Santa Paula

By From staff reports

Posted August 19, 2012 at 1:02 p.m., updated August 19, 2012 at 2:32 p.m.

Three small earthquakes near Santa Paula were reported early Sunday after six that struck near the same area Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Sunday's first earthquake was reported at 12:05 a.m. and registered a 2.0 on the Richter scale. It was centered six miles north-northwest of Santa Paula and eight miles east of Ojai, and struck 7.5 miles deep, the agency reported.

A 2.0 magnitude quake struck at 12:06 a.m. It was six miles northwest of Santa Paula, six miles east-southeast of Ojai and 12.1 miles deep, officials said.

The final earthquake Sunday morning was recorded at 2:38 and registered a 1.5 magnitude, the agency reported. Located seven miles north-northwest of Santa Paula and seven miles east of Ojai, its depth was recorded at 6.3 miles.

Six earthquakes hit the same area Saturday. The largest earthquake registered a 3.0 magnitude, with the others ranging between 1.7 and 2.7.

People usually cannot feel earthquakes with a magnitude less than 3.0, according to the agency's website.

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August 20, 2012
12:15 p.m.
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horsespinner#218774 writes:

Global warming, no doubt. 99% of scientists agree earthquakes are cause by the land rebounding due to the reduced weight of glaciers

August 20, 2012
12:46 p.m.
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unclewede writes:

Maybe soon the earth will be flat again

August 20, 2012
2:05 p.m.
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Whattheheck writes:

Must be the rumbles caused by the upcoming Santa Paula City Council election… now that's going to be a seismic event!

August 20, 2012
2:38 p.m.
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mothmoth#283972 writes:

time to re-check the quake kit

August 20, 2012
2:42 p.m.
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Bongo writes:

IS this global warming? fracking? or the Koch brothers?

August 20, 2012
6:17 p.m.
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troutcon writes:

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?? there are right-wingers hiding out in the hill country 7 miles north of Santa Paula ? Who knew ?

Anyway, someone needs to backpack out there and make sure they're all registered to vote...

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