San Francisco Earthquake: 2.9 magnitude shakes the bay area, USGS releases map of the jolt's reach

The quake struck along the Hayward Fault that stretches from San Pablo Bay in the north to Fremont in the south and passes through the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, Hayward, and Fremont, the USGS said

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An earthquake of 2.9 magnitudes hit the Bay Area at about 10.30 PM on Sunday night. A report on the regard from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the jolt was effective just under two miles from Piedmont in the East bay.

The quake struck along the Hayward Fault that stretches from San Pablo Bay in the north to Fremont in the south and passes through the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, Hayward, and Fremont, the USGS said.

Residents from Berkeley to Oyster Point took to Twitter to inform about the quake in the region and shared their faction of experience on the case.

A user wrote, “Felt that in Berkeley- rumble, and shake, maybe a new wall crack!” While others said that it felt bigger than 2.9.

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USGS released a map that showed the radius of the earthquake stretching to just past Walnut Creek to the east and to Angel Island to the west, with San Francisco neighborhoods from the Embarcadero through the Mission feeling the rattle and shake.

Soon after the quake, a resident wrote, "Yep we had an earthquake. Felt it pretty good in downtown San Francisco!"


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