The earthquake occurred along the
Calaveras Fault, with the epicenter northeast of
San Jose, and at a depth of . The shock was felt in
Sacramento in California's central valley.
Damage The earthquake was reported to be felt over an area of .
Morgan Hill was the worst affected, with a number of mobile homes sliding off foundations, and moderate damage to several
masonry buildings in the city. The communities of
San Jose,
San Martin and
Coyote were some areas that experienced minor damage. In
Santa Clara County, over 550 buildings were reported to have received at least minor damage.
Aftershocks The outline of aftershocks show that the rupture propagated southeast over a section of the fault, as far as
San Martin, to the location of the
1979 Coyote Lake earthquake's mainshock. That event's aftershock zone also stretched to the southeast. == See also ==