Earthquake Strikes in Berkeley
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Berkeley, just east of Cal Memorial Stadium, on Thursday morning at 9:23 a.m., according to the USGS.
The epicenter was located on the UC Berkeley Campus, 800 feet northeast of the Cal Memorial Stadium, and occurred less than an hour before the Great California Shake Out earthquake drill.
- The quake was felt by over 1,400 people, with reports coming from as far away as Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Lodi, and Sunnyvale.
- This earthquake hit less than a month after a 4.3 earthquake centered in Berkeley shook the Bay Area on September 22.
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Author's summary: Earthquake hits Berkeley near Cal Memorial Stadium.