Multiple earthquakes this week have sparked conversation about bigger quakes in the future, but the United States Geological Survey says you can never truly know when or where another quake will hit.
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You may have felt the 4.4 magnitude quake on Wednesday night or the 5.2 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday.
Both have sparked conversation about bigger quakes in the future, but the United States Geological Survey says you can never truly know when or where another quake will hit.
Many people across central California felt the shakes of the 5.2 magnitude quake on Tuesday night.
“One thing of course to always realize is California is earthquake country, and there will always be earthquakes,” Robert deGroot, the Shake Alert Operations Team Lead with the USGS, said.
He says following the main shock, they’ve tracked 156 magnitude two or higher aftershocks with four of those reaching a magnitude four, and deGroot expects to see even more in the next week.