Disaster preparedness

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake in San Jose shakes Berkeley

Some Berkeley residents said they felt the earthquake. Others said it was "barely noticeable."

A pair of earthquakes hit San Jose on Thursday morning. USGS

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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