A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck San Francisco Bay Area on October 25,2022. It is the strongest earthquake the region has seen in eight years.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 11:42 a.m. local time about 12 miles east of San Jose at a depth of about 4 miles. It is about 40 miles southeast of downtown San Francisco. There are no reports of injuries or significant damage as of now.
ShakeAlert users who signed up for an earthquake warning system received a ShakeAlert message when earthquake started.
ShakeAlert: An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States
ShakeAlert® is an earthquake early warning (EEW) system that detects significant earthquakes. ShakeAlert is not earthquake prediction, rather a ShakeAlert Message indicates that an earthquake has begun and shaking is imminent.
The ShakeAlert system is fully operational in California, Oregon and Washington, and it can reach more than 50 million people.
– De Groot said
Last Earthquake
The magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northwest of American Canyon on Aug. 24, 2014. One person was killed in the earthquake and more than 200 people got injured in this earthquake. The quake damaged over 1,000 buildings in Napa and Solano counties.
