"You may have been rudely awoken by an earthquake just before 3 am Monday morning, which turns out to have been a 4.3-magnitude quake on the Hayward Fault, centered in Berkeley. The earthquake struck at 2:56 am, and a short and sudden jolt was felt across San Francisco. Initial magnitude reports had the quake between 4.6M and 4.8M. No major damages were reported,"
"but KTVU found some businesses in in Berkeley that suffered some minor damage including a butcher shop whose front display window shattered, and the owner said the same thing had happened during the Loma Prieta quake. SF's Department of Emergency Management said no injuries had been reported, though it received "an increase in [911] calls from people who felt shaking." BART announced early Monday that it would be running trains at reduced speeds during the morning commute while it assessed any possibly track damage."
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake on the Hayward Fault struck under College Avenue in Berkeley at 2:56 am, producing a short, sudden jolt felt across San Francisco. Initial reports listed magnitudes between 4.6 and 4.8. No major damage or injuries were reported, though some Berkeley businesses suffered minor damage, including a butcher shop whose front display window shattered; the owner noted the same had occurred during the Loma Prieta quake. San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management received an increase in 911 calls from people who felt shaking. BART ran trains at reduced speeds for safety track inspections, with residual delays up to 20 minutes. The USGS forecasts an 18% chance of aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 or less and a 2% chance above 4.0 in the next week.
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