Archive for the 'San Francisco Earthquake' Category

San Francisco earthquakes rattle Bay area residents, reporter

The quake was felt in San Francisco, throughout the East Bay as far south as Hayward, as far east as Antioch and Concord and on the Peninsula. Many Bay Area residents on Twitter said they were woken from a deep sleep by the shaking. Got Patch? Several earthquakes — the strongest measuring 4.0 — rattled [...]

California earthquake: Temblor caused some damage near epicenter

Thursday's earthquakes came near the 22nd anniversary of the 6.9 magnitutude San Francisco earthquake that killed 63 people during the 1989 World Series. ( Photo : dignidadrebelde / Flickr ) < br > Occupy Oakland protesters on Oct . By the CNN Wire Staff The quake, which had a reported depth of 6.1 miles, was [...]

San Francisco earthquake: second quake hits almost exactly 22 years after …

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. by Bay City News That was the message that San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee had for San Francisco elementary school students who joined more than 8.5 million Californians participating in the country's largest earthquake drill this morning. san francisco earthquake: “people [...]

San Francisco Earthquake Shakes Twitter

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck the Bay Area Thursday afternoon, causing no known damage but leaving a spray of tweets in its wake. The quake struck the Hayward fault line near Berkeley at 2:41pm local time, but was felt across San Francisco The quake struck the Hayward fault line near Berkeley at 2:41pm local time, [...]