3.1 earthquake strikes in Berkeley near Cal Memorial Stadium just before quake drill
BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- A preliminary magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck near Berkeley Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
It happened at 9:23 a.m., less than an hour before the Great California Shake Out earthquake drill.
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Specifically, the epicenter was on the UC Berkeley Campus, 800 feet north east of the Cal Memorial Stadium.
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This quake hit less than a month after a 4.3 earthquake centered in Berkeley shook the Bay Area on September 22.
While the most people felt it in the East Bay, over 1,400 people reported feeling the quake from as far away as Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Lodi and Sunnyvale.
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1400+ people reported feeling the quake to USGS (As of 10am PT)
Reported to be felt as far away as Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Lodi, and Sunnyvale
Reported be felt in 62 zip codes
Most responses came from East Bay: Berkeley, Oakland, Emeryville
Most shaking was reported as light to weak
Epicenter was on the UC Berkeley Campus, 800 feet north east of the Cal Memorial Football Stadium
