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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Another magnitude 3.6 earthquake — preceded by magnitude 1.5 and 1.8 earthquakes early this morning — gave the East Bay another shock today, causing little or no damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency reported that the quakes struck at 1:32 a.m., 3:59 a.m. and 9:57 a.m. and Read More…
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake — followed by a magnitude 2.3 quake — slightly shook the East Bay late Tuesday night, causing little or no damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency reported that the quakes struck at 11:36 p.m. and then at 11:41 p.m. and were centered in southeast Read More…