Magnitude 5.1 earthquake in San Jose shakes Berkeley
Some Berkeley residents said they felt the earthquake. Others said it was "barely noticeable."
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake, followed by a magnitude 3.1 aftershock, hit 20 miles outside San Jose just after 11:40 a.m. Tuesday.
Some Berkeley residents said they felt the earthquake. Others said it was "barely noticeable."
- Magnitude 5.1 at 11:42 a.m.
- Magnitude 3.1 at 11:47 a.m.
The earthquakes were located in Seven Trees, California, in the southeast corner of Joseph D. Grant County Park.
The last earthquake felt in Berkeley was in mid-September.
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