3.6 mi SE of Newark (Alameda County)
5 km WNW of Newark, California
Monday, May 20, 2002 at 8:10:48 PM
over 23 years ago
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What This Means
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake is typically not felt and is only detected by sensitive instruments. Thousands of these occur daily worldwide.
This was a shallow earthquake (2.5 mi deep), which can feel stronger at the surface than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
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