Monterey County and San Benito County, California, homeowners are rattled after a magnitude-4.2 earthquake.
On Sunday, Aromas, California, experienced a magnitude-4.2 earthquake. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred around 4:06 p.m.
Residents from surrounding areas, including Interlaken, Las Lomas, Watsonville, Elkhorn, San Juan Bautista, Gilroy, Prunedale, Hollister, Morgan Hill, Salinas, Capitola, Marina, Live Oak and Scotts Valley were the cities that felt the shaking.
Reports from this earthquake
“Woke up and felt the whole room shaking. Lots of rattling of objects. Felt like it lasted a longer time than previous ones.“
“Awakened from sleep with a strong jolt that was followed by a prolonged rolling. House rattled. It felt like it lasted quite a long. My guess was at least a 5.0 magnitude based on the length.“
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Did you know that your homeowner insurance policy does not cover earthquake damage?
Given the risk, now is the time to consider how earthquake insurance will provide the protection you don’t get from your homeowners insurance policy:
- According to a recent three-year data sample, an average of five earthquakes with magnitudes between 5.0 and 6.0 occur yearly in California.
- The probability of an earthquake measuring magnitude 6.7 in the next 30 years is 60% in the Los Angeles area and 72% in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Your home equity continues to grow while the risk of a devastating earthquake increases, too. Are you prepared to lose all of your hard-earned equity in an instant? And if you experience a total loss, can you afford to rebuild? Now (not afterward) is the right time to consider your Earthquake Insurance options.
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