An earthquake has shaken the area of San Francisco Bay, strong enough to awaken people throughout the region.
The earthquake, which occurred on Monday at 2:56 am, was estimated at a 4.3 magnitude, focused on Berkeley. A preliminary estimate suggested that the earthquake was focused on the corner of Dwight Way and Piedmont Avenue, a few blocks from the UC Berkeley campus.
The tremor of “Luz” was felt from Monday's earthquake in Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco, according to the United States Geological Service, an intensity defined by the modified Mercalli intensity scale. Other areas that saw “Luz” tremors include Albany, Alameda, San Leandro, Piedmont, Orinda, Lafayette, Walnut Creek and Richmond.
The “light” tremor can alter the dishes and windows, and feel that a heavy truck has hit a building, and rock cars are visibly found.
There were no immediate damage reports.
There is a 4% chance that there is another magnitude of 4 or more earthquake in the next week, according to the United States Geological Service. There is also less than 1% possibilities of a replica of an earthquake of magnitude 5 or more, which can be harmful, during the next week.
The earthquake epicenter was located near Hayward's failure. Hayward's failure is one of the most feared in the San Francisco Bay area, which extends for 74 miles through East Bay and even San José.
The largest earthquake of Hayward's failure in modern history occurred in 1868, when an earthquake of magnitude 7 broke in the fault, probably between the Warm Springs neighborhood of Fremont to Berkeley, according to the California geological service.
A report by the US Geological Service. Uu. It estimates that at least 800 people could be killed and 18,000 more injured in a hypothetical earthquake of magnitude 7 that breaks 52 miles of the Hayward fault between Fremont and San Pablo Bay. Up to 2,500 people could be rescued from collapsed buildings, and 22,000 people could be trapped in elevators.
Monday's earthquake felt as far as Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz.
The earthquake activated the early alert application of the Myshake earthquake, promoted by the Shakealert system of the United States Geological Service.
Some people said they felt the earthquake around the same time as the early alert application of the earthquake sounded on their phone, helping to confirm that the tremor they felt was an earthquake.
In Alameda, Laura Sound woke up with the earthquake, feeling initially trembling for about five seconds, followed by another strong jolt and a few more seconds of tremors. “It was strong enough to listen to my windows shaking,” Sound said. “Nothing broke into the house, but the reflected bathrooms opened. Fortunately, nothing spilled.”
A listener in Oakland Hills told KCBS-AM Radio that his dishes had spilled on the floor.
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