DUBLIN, Calif. – A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck the Bay Area on Monday evening, officials with the U.S. Geological Survey say.
The quake was measured at 7:46 p.m. about 3 miles west of Dublin. The earthquake’s depth was measured at around 7.27 miles.
The earthquake had an initial preliminary magnitude of 4.2 before it was downgraded.
The USGS ‘Did You Feel it?’ feature shows more than 11,000 responses. There are mostly reports of weak to light shaking in the immediate surrounding areas, but also in areas like San Francisco, as north as Napa and as south as Santa Cruz.
While there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, some of KTVU’s employees said they felt things like shaking on the couch in Walnut Creek. Another felt a hard shake in San Ramon and one employee even ran out of their home in Hayward saying they “felt it bad.”
In addition, KTVU took calls from viewers in Newark, Oakland, Colma, San Leandro, Daly City, San Lorenzo, Walnut Creek, San Mateo, Hayward, Pleasant Hill, and Danville.
Our cameras caught up with some people on the streets who said they felt it. One person said they were on the 29th floor of a building when they felt shaking. They said they were surprised by the feeling under their feet.
Another person said they felt like they were on a moving floor. They turned to someone else to ask if they had felt it and that person responded that they thought it was the wind.
A woman we caught up with said her neighbor shared pictures with her of some items that fell off of a shelf at their home, so she was headed back to her own home to check for any damage.
Of course, the USGS says if you are indoors during an earthquake, it is best to stay put. You should drop, cover and hold on during an earthquake, they advise.
You can find more information on what to do during an earthquake here.
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