Oakland: 4.0 quake along Hayward fault shakes East Bay

A 4.0-magnitude quake in Fremont shook the East Bay in July. Some 30,000 earthquakes occur on the planet each year that are rated between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 4.0 magnitude natural disaster rattled the San Francisco Bay Area Monday morning and was centered just north of Piedmont, near Berkeley, and felt in downtown San Francisco, along the Peninsula and in the East Bay. Trains were stopped while crews inspected the tracks for possible damage.

BART officials said train service is recovering from 10-minute delays systemwide caused by the natural disaster.

The quake hit at 6:49 a.m.at a depth of 3 miles, with an epicenter near Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, the USGS said.

Five minutes later Tom Yamaguchi wrote: “At my West #Berkeley house, felt like a door slamming, then a quick strong shake”.

One local resident decided his four-legged friend wasn’t a huge help in the circumstances. San Francisco Chronicle reporter Vivian Ho tweeted: “Not going to lie, I have some quake FOMO in Boston right now”.