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Bay Area Earthquake Was Near Fault That’s Overdue for Intense Quake

Bay Area Earthquake Was Near Fault That’s Overdue for Intense Quake

Scientifically, there isn’t much evidence that that’s true, but UC Berkeley earth science professor Roland Bürgmann said smaller quakes do raise the risk of another, including a large one, in the short term. The USGS’s aftershock predictor indicates that there’s about an 18% chance of another quake greater than magnitude 3 in the surrounding region in the next week. The …

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4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts the San Francisco Bay Area

4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts the San Francisco Bay Area

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday, waking up many people, with more 24,000 saying they felt it, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was just east-southeast of Berkeley, the survey said. It happened shortly before 3 a.m. PDT. People posted online that they felt …

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Earthquake with 4.3 magnitude rocks San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco

Earthquake with 4.3 magnitude rocks San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early on Monday, waking up many people in the northern California region. The quake hit just east-south-east of Berkeley, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, and more than 22,000 people said they felt it. No injuries or major damage was reported, but some businesses said windows …

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Why some Bay Area residents woke up moments before Monday morning's earthquake – San Francisco Chronicle

Why some Bay Area residents woke up moments before Monday morning’s earthquake  San Francisco Chronicle Earthquake Jolts Bay Area Residents Awake  The New York Times Earthquake with 4.3 magnitude rocks San Francisco Bay Area  The Guardian 4.3 magnitude earthquake shakes near Berkeley, Oakland  KTVU Magnitude 4.3 earthquake, epicenter in Berkeley, shakes Bay Area  SFGATE Source link

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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake wakes San Francisco Bay Area; centered in Berkeley

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake wakes San Francisco Bay Area; centered in Berkeley

An earthquake has rattled the San Francisco Bay Area, strong enough to awaken people across the region. The earthquake, which occurred Monday at 2:56 a.m., was estimated at a magnitude 4.3, centered in Berkeley. A preliminary estimate suggested the earthquake was centered around the corner of Dwight Way and Piedmont Avenue, just a few blocks from the UC Berkeley campus. …

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Map: 4.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the San Francisco Bay Area

Map: 4.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the San Francisco Bay Area

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Pacific time. The New York Times A light, 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. …

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4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts San Francisco area

4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts San Francisco area

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday, waking up many people, with more 22,000 saying they felt it, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was just east-southeast of Berkeley, the survey said. It happened shortly before 3 a.m. PDT. People posted online that they felt …

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ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area in ‘Midway Blitz”

ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area in ‘Midway Blitz”

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — Immigration enforcement officials have arrested almost 550 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. The updated figure came hours after a senior immigration official revealed in an interview with The Associated Press that more than 400 …

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Biblical STI cases soaring to dangerously high level – see how your area fares

Biblical STI cases soaring to dangerously high level – see how your area fares

Cases of gonorrhoea in England have doubled in just over a decade as a student return to university, experts have again warned teenagers of the risk of unprotected sex Rates of STIs remain really high among young people(Image: Getty Images) Students have been warned to wear condoms during Freshers Week as infections of a Biblical STI remain dangerously high – …

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