Where was the epicenter of the San Francisco earthquake that hit the place last Tuesday evening?”
A small earthquake struck in the Bay Area on Tuesday evening. The epicenter was in south Pleasanton rattled homes across the San Francisco Bay Area. The earthquake had a magnitude of 3.7 and it had a relatively shallow depth of 5 miles (8km). The earthquake struck at 8:27pm PDT and was felt as far away as San Francisco and San Jose. San Jose is located towards the southern end of Silicon Valley, and is not far from headquarters of the world’s biggest software and Internet companies. There are no reports of any injuries or any kind of structural damage. And since the magnitude of the earthquake was also very small, so not much damage or any injuries are expected either.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude-5.6 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night, rattling homes and nerves, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. The moderate temblor struck shortly after 8 p.m., about 9 miles northeast of San Jose, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents reported feeling the quake as far east as Sacramento and as far north as Sonoma. The California Highway Patrol has received no reports of damage or injuries, spokesman Tom Marshall said. The epicenter of the quake was near Alum Rock, in the Diablo Range foothills east of San Jose — not far from the home of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed. Pictures fell off the walls of Reed’s house, but the mayor said there was no major damage there. “It was a pretty strong ride here, a lot of shaking but nothing broken,” Reed told the Associated Press in a phone interview from his home. “I’ve talked to a few people and we have no reports of injuries or damage. There was a lot of sha
