(Express) – The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has warned an even stronger earthquake could follow the tremor which rocked California on Monday evening. The San Francisco Bay area was rocked by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake at 10.33 pm local time on Monday, October 14. Many felt shaking occur up to 40 miles away in San Jose, but the USGS has warned the worst may yet be to come. The earthquake
monitoring service said there is a two percent chance there could be a follow-up earthquake in the next week, which could be bigger than the 4.5 tremor. This, in turn, could create a vicious cycle, where one earthquake causes another. The USGS wrote on its website: “According to our forecast, over the next week there is a two percent chance of one or more aftershocks that are larger than magnitude 4.5. “It is likely that there will be smaller earthquakes over the next week, with 0 to 4 magnitude 3 or higher aftershocks. READ MORE
