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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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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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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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Ancient fault beneath Canada could trigger 7.5 magnitude earthquake

Ancient fault beneath Canada could trigger 7.5 magnitude earthquake

Scientists in Canada have evaluated novel satellite and lidar mapping data and found that an ancient fault could potentially generate a powerful earthquake exceeding magnitude 7.5 on the Richter scale. The researchers from the University of Victoria (UVic) believe that the 620-mile-long Tintina fault which stretches northwest across the Yukon Territory could be still active. Geologists had long believed the …

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North America’s Tintina Fault Isn’t As Quiet As We Thought – And Could Trigger “At Least” A Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake

North America’s Tintina Fault Isn’t As Quiet As We Thought – And Could Trigger “At Least” A Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake

Stretching around 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) along western North America, the Tintina fault has long been assumed to be inactive. Now, a new study has challenged that assumption, finding that the fault has generated “numerous large earthquakes in the recent geologic past” – and it could be brewing another one of “at least” magnitude 7.5. The rest of this article …

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Magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattles part of New Jersey days after separate quake

Magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattles part of New Jersey days after separate quake

People in New Jersey are discussing the latest earthquake to hit the state – this time in Hillsdale. There were no initial reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which was felt in the surrounding tri-state area. Jimmy doesn’t live in Hillsdale, but he lives near the train tracks and initially thought the earthquake might have been a train. …

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Did you feel it? Magnitude 2.7 earthquake again rattles part of New Jersey

Did you feel it? Magnitude 2.7 earthquake again rattles part of New Jersey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of the tristate area Tuesday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake hit the city of Hillsdale near the same area that was hit by a tremor with a magnitude of 3.0 on Saturday evening. RELATED: 3.0 magnitude New Jersey earthquake rattles metropolitan area RELATED: USGS confirms 6 earthquakes in Morris …

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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Rialto shakes Southern California

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Rialto shakes Southern California

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake rumbled through Muscoy in San Bernardino County on Thursday morning, triggering shaking across the Inland Empire, Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 9:32 a.m. at a depth of about 3.3 miles and was followed by a magnitude 3.1 aftershock three minutes later in Rialto, according to USGS. …

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