Another Quake Near Oakland Zoo
An earthquake estimated at 3.5 magnitude struck shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday near the Oakland Zoo, in nearly the same location along the Hayward Fault as two similar-sized tremors a month ago, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The East Bay got a jolt shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday from a 3.5-magnitude earthquake centered near the Oakland Zoo, in nearly the same spot as two similar-sized quakes a month ago near the Hayward Fault, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The latitude and longitude coordinates provided by the USGS (37.755°N, 122.140°W) place the epicenter of the 8:08 p.m. tremor in Oakland just northeast of the zoo near Venetia Road.
The Oakland quake was followed three minutes later by a smaller, 2.3-magnitude quake just off the coast of San Francisco, on or near the San Andreas Fault, according to the USGS.
Several Patch editors and readers in various East Bay communites reported feeling the Oakland tremor.
On the morning of Aug. 24, a 3.6-magnitude quake struck at nearly the same spot close to the Oakland Zoo (37.751°N, 122.138°W), according to USGS. It came 11 hours after a 3.5-magnitude tremor hit the same location.
Did you feel it? What was it like? Tell us in the comments.
Nathan Moy
6:36 am on Monday, September 26, 2011
I was in bed and it felt like someone lightly bumped the bed. My wife asked, "Was that you?" And that is when I knew it was an earthquake. That and the fact that we whipped out our laptops to check it out.
GlenShannon
2:50 pm on Monday, September 26, 2011
I was having a quiet evening and still missed it.