The East Bay was jolted shortly after 6 a.m. — again.
Earthquakes
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Magnitude 3.4 earthquake hits Berkeley, East Bay
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake startled Berkeley and other East Bay residents early Wednesday morning.
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Berkeley jolted by magnitude 3.5 earthquake Monday evening
The earthquake rumbled through Berkeley in the middle of the Warriors playoff game.
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Berkeley neighbors seek to widen grassroots emergency radio system
A small volunteer group is building a radio communications network so Berkleley neighborhoods can communicate during emergencies when the power grid and internet are down.
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Update: Early morning earthquake downgraded to magnitude 4.4
According to early data from the US Geological Service, the quake had its epicenter 13 kilometers under Claremont Avenue, just near the Claremont Hotel.
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Thursday: Berkeley will drop, cover and hold on with the 2017 ‘ShakeOut’
Take part in a five-minute earthquake drill wherever you are Oct. 19 and start the process of preparing for a disaster.
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UC Berkeley gets ready for ‘The Big One’
The campus conducted a massive earthquake drill Friday morning.
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UC Berkeley to conduct full-scale earthquake drill Friday, Aug. 11
A full-scale campus exercise is planned to practice and evaluate the campus’s response to a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on the Hayward Fault.
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Update: Noon earthquake downgraded to magnitude 3
A quake whose epicenter was Kensington, just north of Berkeley shook the city Wednesday at noon.
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Sign up now for new ‘most essential’ city of Berkeley emergency alerts
The city of Berkeley has just launched a new disaster alert system set to replace the old way of spreading the word about emergencies.
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72K people participate in Berkeley’s ‘Great ShakeOut’
The principal did it. The janitor did it. The students did it. At 10:20 a.m. last Thursday, everyone at LeConte Elementary School in Berkeley participated in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill. They dropped under the nearest table, covered their heads, and held on tight. The purpose of the annual ShakeOut event is to raise awareness of […]
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake hits Berkeley, East Bay
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake startled Berkeley and other East Bay residents early Tuesday morning. Its epicenter was near the Warren Freeway, State Route 13, near Joaquin Miller Road, the USGS reports. The earthquake was recorded at 12:50 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Service, with a depth of 2.98 miles. A number of reports came in on Twitter […]