Berkeley feels more than 20 earthquakes since last Thursday
With the magnitude 3.6 quake in Berkeley Thursday morning, the city has now felt more than 20 earthquakes since last Thursday. Soumya Karlamangla is the assistant city news editor.
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Smaller quakes in Berkeley could signal ‘Big One’ is coming
The earthquake that rattled Berkeley early Thursday morning, the ninth tremor in a little over a week, could signal that more quakes, and maybe even the “Big One,” are on their way. The string of quakes in Berkeley on the Hayward Fault began with a magnitude 4.0 quake last Thursday Read More…
Leading up to the ‘Big One’
This page will aggregate The Daily Californian’s coverage of earthquakes as well as earthquake safety and preparedness in Berkeley. Follow The Daily Californian on Twitter for the latest updates as they happen. Co-ops work to raise funds for seismic retrofits By Anjuli Sastry | 11/4/11 Berkeley Student Cooperative residents will Read More…
Map: Earthquake risk in residential buildings in Berkeley
The map below shows an inventory of potentially hazardous soft story buildings in the city of Berkeley as of March 21, 2011. Stephanie Baer is the city news editor.
Map: UC Berkeley buildings rated seismically ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’
The map below highlights UC Berkeley buildings that are seismically rated “Poor” or “Very Poor” by the Seismic Action Plan for Facilities Enhancement and Renewal report released in 1997. The green pins mark buildings that were labeled “Poor” while the yellow pins mark buildings labeled “Very Poor” by the report, Read More…
Magnitude 3.6 earthquake shakes Berkeley Thursday morning
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled Berkeley early Thursday morning, making it the ninth quake centered in the city since last Thursday. The earthquake hit at 5:36 a.m. with an epicenter just north of Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor caused light shaking and no Read More…
UC Berkeley would depend on city to respond to ‘Big One’
If an earthquake of 6.7 magnitude or greater occurred on the Hayward fault line, which runs through UC Berkeley and Berkeley, power would be lost, water and sewage pipes would break, freeways would be disrupted and there would likely be landslides. The campus would enter a state of emergency and Read More…
City has yet to approve revision of Relocation Ordinance for Berkeley tenants
UC Berkeley senior Claire Bui was eating lunch at her kitchen table last Thursday afternoon when the room began to rattle. “Everything was shaking, and it freaked me out,” Bui said. “I’m from the East Coast, so I’m not used to these types of things. When we signed the lease, Read More…
Eight earthquakes hit Berkeley over past several days
Since Thursday, Berkeley has been at the center of at least eight earthquakes. The first, and largest, was a 4.0 magnitude quake that hit just before 3 p.m. Thursday and was centered under South Berkeley, according to U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor was followed by three smaller earthquakes in the Read More…
Magnitude 2.8 earthquake shakes Berkeley
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake — followed by a 1.3 magnitude quake — gently shook the East Bay early Saturday morning, causing little or no damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency reported that the quake struck at 12:06 a.m. with an epicenter in the Berkeley Hills. The second quake Read More…