A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook the East Bay Thursday night, causing little or no damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency reported that the quake struck at 8:16 p.m. and was centered in Berkeley just south of the UC Berkeley campus, near Memorial Stadium — located directly on Read More…
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook the East Bay Thursday afternoon, causing little or no damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency reported that the quake struck at 2:41 p.m. and was centered in southeast Berkeley at the UC Berkeley Clark Kerr Campus. The quake was originally reported to be Read More…
When Gladys Ray Diggs and her family moved into their Berkeley apartment in 2006, she noticed that her bedroom and her son’s bedroom were located above a parking garage, not thinking that was too unusual for Berkeley apartments. But it is that fact alone that characterizes her apartment as a Read More…
The city’s dilemma of coaxing landlords into retrofitting their earthquake-vulnerable buildings has dragged on too long. According to a 2008 US Geological Survey study, there is a 63 percent chance that in about the next 30 years an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 or greater will shake the Bay Area. According Read More…
More than 14,000 Berkeley residents could be displaced if a major earthquake hits the Hayward fault line, and right now, there is a 62 percent chance there will be an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 or greater by 2032 in the Bay Area, according to the city website. Berkeley residents would Read More…
Sunday night’s East Bay earthquake that was originally reported to be 3.5 magnitude was downgraded to 3.2 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency reported that the quake struck at 8:08 p.m. and was centered in southeast Oakland in the area of the Hayward Fault. The agency usually Read More…
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake slightly shook the East Bay Sunday night, causing little or no damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Stephanie Baer is the city news editor.
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake shook Berkeley early Saturday morning. At 3:51 a.m., the earthquake occurred, with its epicenter just west of Clark Kerry Campus. The earthquake had a depth of about 4 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. So far no injuries or damages have been reported. Allie Bidwell Read More…