By Martin Shwenk Leade

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The San Andreas Fault runs about 750 miles from the Salton Sea in Southern California to Cape Mendocino in Northern California

The Bay Area of California was shaken by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake overnight, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was just east-southeast of Berkeley, the survey said and it happened shortly before 3 am PDT. Tremors were felt across California, including in San Francisco, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake rattled parts of California and residents said they were woken by the strong tremors, according to the US Sun. The quake struck around one mile southeast of Berkeley and had a depth of around 4.8 miles. Residents report sharp shakeMany people reported feeling a sharp shake and phone alerts going off. It wasn’t immediately known if there were any injuries or significant damage. It was initially recorded as a 4.6 magnitude tremor, but later revised down. There was a green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses.”There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage,” the USGS said. Social media users living in the area said it was the strongest earthquake they had felt for a long time, as per NewsWeek.The area is close to the San Andreas Fault, a source of major earthquakes. The San Andreas Fault runs about 750 miles from the Salton Sea in Southern California to Cape Mendocino in Northern California. It passes near major urban areas, including Los Angeles and San Francisco.Live Events— news_az (@news_az) The earthquake caused the Shake Alert system to be activated, but n no reports of injuries or damage have been reported. Locals still took to X to reveal they felt the quake’s impacts.”An earthquake just hit about 20 ish minutes ago and I was mid-sleep,” one user claimed. “Knocked out of my bed, hit the floor. Gotta love Mondays.” “That fckn earthquake woke me up and I can’t go back to sleep,” another complained. “Woke me right tf up at 3am,” a third one said.Many residents complained they were unable to go back to sleep after the earthquake. Some claimed the earthquake caused their “entire” home to shake. Light tremors were felt in Sacramento – around 90 miles from San Francisco, according to the USGS. No tsunami is expected, according to the US National Tsunami Warning Center.Earthquakes in CaliforniaThe quake comes almost two months after tsunami waves hit California, triggered by a monster 8.8-magnitude earthquake that was reported off the coast of Russia.In December, a magnitude 7 quake struck parts of northern California. The impact of the quake sparked chaotic scenes in grocery stores, with products smashing onto the floor.Students were forced to evacuate schools and widespread coastal flooding was reported. A tsunami warning was even briefly in place along the West Coast before it was canceled.The most powerful earthquake to hit California was the 1906 Great San Francisco earthquake, which was an estimated 7.9 magnitude. Around 3,000 people were killed and 200,000 left homeless.And, more than 80% of San Francisco was turned to rubble by the impact of the quake.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now!
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