Earthquake with 4.5 magnitude hits California’s San Francisco Bay area
- Moderate shaking felt in Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill areas of San Francisco
- Scientists have said they don’t expect any major structural building damage
- Reports said the rumbles near the epicenter knocked CDs off of shelves
The San Francisco Bay Area widely felt a magnitude 4.5 earthquake Monday night.
The Los Angeles Times reports moderate shaking was felt at 10:33 p.m. on Monday, with the epicenter the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek areas.
The US Geological Survey says weak shaking was felt in San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. Scientists say they don’t expect any major structural damage.
The San Francisco Bay Area widely felt a magnitude 4.5 earthquake last night. Weak shaking was felt in San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. Scientists say they don’t expect any major structural damage.
Keith Knudsen, USGS geologist and deputy director of the agency’s Earthquake Science Center, told the Times that the earthquake had a preliminary depth of about 9 miles (14 kilometers) underneath the surface, fairly deep for this part of the world.
Assistant Chief Chris Bachman of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said that as of about 11 pm Monday, there were no reports of injuries or property damage related to the earthquake.
According to the LA Times, the epicenter of the quake was in the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill areas.
Reports said that unsecured objects could fall in locations close to the center of the rumble. Warnings were also issued in Walnut Creek that items secured on shelves could fall off.
The earthquake happened just days before the anniversary of Loma Prieta in 1989 which killed 63 people in north California.
Reports from those living close to the epicenter said the shaking woke them up.
At Farrington’s Sports Bar in Pleasant Hill, about 20 patrons were playing pool and darts and watching TV when the earthquake started.
‘A good little shaker,’ Bartender of Farrington’s Sports Bar in Pleasant Hill, Casey Ashimine, told the LA Times.
‘A couple people looked around, but nobody freaked out,’ he added.