AP | | Posted by Aditi Srivastava
Jan 11, 2025 01:20 AM IST
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Space, felt as a fast jolt. No accidents or main damages reported.
An earthquake registering a magnitude of three.7 shook a part of the San Francisco Bay Space and folks reported feeling a fast jolt. There have been no instant stories of accidents or main property injury.
The USA Geological Survey mentioned the earthquake was detected at 7:02 a.m. Friday about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) northwest of San Francisco with a depth of 12 miles (19 kilometers).
A magnitude 2.5 aftershock centered in the identical space on the San Andreas fault occurred at 9:39 a.m. and a magnitude of three.0 at 10:48 a.m. Friday, in response to the USGS.
Folks posted on social media that they had been woke up by a fast, sharp movement.
Mayor Daniel Lurie mentioned first responders had been checking for any injury.
“We have now additionally been sharing data and giving folks the instruments to guard themselves and their households in an occasion like this,” he mentioned in a press release.
Friday’s quake was “a reminder” to arrange emergency provides and make plans within the occasion of a big, harmful earthquake, the San Francisco Division of Emergency Administration mentioned in a social media publish.
The San Andreas fault has lengthy been thought of one of the vital harmful earthquake faults due to its size. At almost 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) lengthy, it cuts by California and is accountable for a few of the largest shakers in state historical past.
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