The epicenter of last night's quake was felt 0.7 miles northwest of Pleasant Hill and three miles west of the Concord fault.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale is considered light, although felt it won't cause any major damage. The
report that based on the shaking intensity data collected by the USGS, scientists do not expect there to be structural damage but in regions close to the epicenter, there was enough force to knock books and CDs off shelves.
reports. This depth explains why it would have been felt in a across a relatively wide area but at low intensities on the surface.by the USGS say residents should prepare for aftershocks in the coming weeks but there is just a 2 percent chance of any exceeding a magnitude of 4.5. Instead, it is likely there will be less intense earthquakes with 0 to 4 magnitudes level 3 or higher aftershocks. These are aftershocks large enough to be felt near the center but should not cause serious damage.
The last time there was a quake of any magnitude higher than 4.5 was in 2014, when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit
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