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Preliminary 3.2 Quake Rattles East Bay Near Briones Early Sunday

USGS reports light shaking across multiple East Bay cities.

Overview

  • The earthquake struck at 7:29 a.m. with an epicenter on the west side of Briones Regional Park at an approximate depth of nearly 10 miles.
  • USGS Did You Feel It? reports logged weak to light shaking in Berkeley, Pittsburg, Concord, Oakland and Vallejo.
  • A magnitude 1.5 foreshock occurred just after 4 a.m., and minor aftershocks followed, including a reported 2.4 one minute after the main event.
  • Authorities and local reports indicated no major damage.
  • Sunday’s jolt was the fourth morning earthquake in five weeks in the East Bay, following a Sept. 22 magnitude 4.3 in Berkeley and an Oct. 16 magnitude 3.1.