BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) — 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 U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was centered in Berkeley and struck at 2:56 a.m. with a depth of about 4.8 miles. It was originally reported as a magnitude 4.6, but was then downgraded.
The epicenter is at the intersection of Dwight Way and Piedmont Ave in Berkeley, just south of Cal Memorial Stadium.
The temblor was on the Hayward Fault line was felt in much of the Bay Area.
There were two small aftershocks in Berkeley on Monday morning as well, a magnitude 2.3 at 7:44 a.m. and a magnitude 2.6 at 8:01 a.m.
So far there are no reports of injuries or major damage, but it was felt by a lot of people and several stores appear to have had items fall off the shelves.
Video from a Sephora store in Berkeley on 4th St. shows several products and items knocked off the shelves. A lot of products can also be seen off the shelves at Healthy Life Vitamins in the Montclair area in Oakland, presumably from the earthquake.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie posted online about the quake, saying “first responders are assessing any impact to our city, and we will give an update later today.”
A map from USGS shows people felt the most shaking in the East Bay, but people reported feeling the shaking as far north as Santa Rosa and as far south as Salinas.
BART said trains were running at reduced speeds early Monday morning as the agency completes safety track inspections, but normal service is now running systemwide.
USGS Seismologist Sarah Minson told ABC7 News this is what they consider a small earthquake even thought the shaking from it was enough to wake people up all over the Bay Area this morning.
“Shaking is variable and it depends a lot on your location, what kind of building you’re in, what kind of land you’re standing on,” Minson said. “However, this being such a small magnitude earthquake, shaking from it is going to be pretty low everywhere, certainly enough to be impactful for people, for them to feel it, for it to be upsetting, potentially even to knock over things very close to the epicenter. But in general, we wouldn’t expect to see, for example, structural damage from an earthquake this small.”
The USGS estimates that in the next week there is a 24% chance of a magnitude three or larger aftershock, a 3% chance of a magnitude four or larger and less than 1% chance of a magnitude five or larger.
The reminder from both the USGS and local first responders is to get and stay prepared for an earthquake larger than this.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
MAP: Significant San Francisco Bay Area fault lines and strong earthquakes
Zoom in on the map below and compare where you live to the significant faults and where strong earthquakes have struck in the Bay Area.
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