East Bay Rattled by Yet Another Quake in the 3-to-4 Magnitude Range
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake gave an afternoon jolt to the East Bay Thursday, the fourth tremor of similar size centered in Oakland in the past 38 days.
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The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck the East Bay on Thursday afternoon, following three earlier similar-sized tremors in roughly the same area in Oakland since Aug. 23.
The 3:48 p.m. quake had a depth of 9.5 miles and was centered about a mile west of Mills College, near the intersection of High Street and Fairfax Avenue in Oakland, according to the USGS.
The quake came four days after a 3.5-magnitude earthquake centered near the Oakland Zoo. There were two similar-sized quakes — of magnitude 3.5 and 3.6 near the zoo on Aug. 23 and 24. The zoo is very near the Hayward Fault, which many seismologists say poses a significant risk of a major earthquake in the near future.
