Magnitude 3.5 earthquake shakes East Bay
Thursday's epicenter was in Vallejo but some felt it in Berkeley.
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake jolted Vallejo on Thursday afternoon, and at least some Berkeley residents also felt it.
The epicenter was near Sonoma Boulevard in the southern part of Vallejo.
The earthquake was recorded at 12:41 p.m. with a depth of 6 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
"Earthquake shook me off the couch," one Scanner reader reported. "Shook hard over here on Benvenue."
More than a dozen Berkeley residents sent in reports to the USGS but most of the activity was concentrated further north and east.
The earthquake was initially reported as magnitude 3.6 but was later downgraded to 3.5.
Berkeley earthquakes since 2023
There have been 12 earthquakes in or near Berkeley, of magnitude 2.5 or greater, since Jan. 1, 2023, according to USGS data.
- July 27, 2023: magnitude 2.7 in Berkeley on Roble Road
- Oct. 4, 2023: magnitude 2.5 in Berkeley just east of The Uplands
- Oct. 24, 2023: magnitude 2.5 in Berkeley on Cyclotron Road
- April 6, 2024: magnitude 3.2 in Oakland under the Claremont Hotel
- April 1, 2025: magnitude 2.7 in Oakland east of Grizzly Peak Boulevard
- June 1, 2025: magnitude 2.5 in Oakland just south of Highway 24
- Aug. 31, 2025: magnitude 2.6 in Berkeley at Clark Kerr
- Sept. 22, 2025: magnitude 4.3 near UC Berkeley
- Sept. 22, 2025: magnitude 2.6 near Claremont Avenue and Tunnel Road
- Sept. 22, 2025: magnitude 2.9 on Prince Street near Claremont Avenue
- Sept. 25, 2025: magnitude 2.8 between Tunnel and Alvarado roads
- Oct. 16, 2025: magnitude 3.0 under Calvin Lab at UC Berkeley
More Berkeley earthquake resources
- Learn about quakes in and around Berkeley since 2023
- Read more about Berkeley earthquakes on The Scanner
- Learn more about the Hayward Fault on the USGS website and find out how close you live to it
- Brush up on earthquake preparedness tips from the city of Berkeley
- Share your top earthquake resources in the comments
