{"id":431984,"date":"2026-08-13T18:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/431984\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T18:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:53:54","slug":"3-8-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-san-francisco-and-the-east-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/431984\/","title":{"rendered":"3.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles San Francisco and the East Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\">A series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/earthquakes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">earthquakes<\/a> struck the Bay Area on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\">The first and largest hit at 8:30 a.m., centered about <a to=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/nc75417557\/executive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/nc75417557\/executive\">2.4 miles north of San Leandro<\/a>, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency initially put it at magnitude 4.1, then revised it down to 3.9 and later to 3.8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\">Residents reported feeling strong shaking in the East Bay, with rumblings across the water into San Francisco, according to social media <a to=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bayarea\/comments\/1vne0os\/that_was_a_big_earthquake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bayarea\/comments\/1vne0os\/that_was_a_big_earthquake\/\">posts<\/a> on Reddit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Related Article<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260415-SPUREARTHQUAKE-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" class=\"blocks-v2-RelatedArticles-__RelatedArticles-module__heroImg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph\">Two smaller quakes followed at 9:07 a.m., four seconds apart. The USGS recorded one at <a to=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/nc75417577\/executive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/nc75417577\/executive\">magnitude 3.0<\/a> and a <a to=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/nc75417582\/executive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/nc75417582\/executive\">second at 2.8<\/a>, also centered about 2 miles north of San Leandro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph\">There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph\">BART slowed service systemwide. The agency said trains were running at reduced speeds while crews completed safety track inspections and told riders to expect residual delays of up to 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph\">The Hayward Fault runs through the area, from San Pablo Bay south to Fremont. The USGS said the initial quake was strong enough to trigger ShakeAlert, the West Coast early warning system, which issued its first message 3.7 seconds after the quake began.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph\">No wireless emergency alerts went out to phones because the system only sends those when a quake is estimated at magnitude 5.0 or higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A series of earthquakes struck the Bay Area on Thursday morning. 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