Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay Area, the largest to strike the region in years

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Source: USA Today

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday, shaking buildings and marking the strongest quake the region has seen in eight years.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 11:42 a.m. local time about 12 miles east of San Jose at a depth of about 4 miles. The area is about 40 miles southeast of downtown San Francisco.

The earthquake was the largest the Bay Area had experienced in years, according to USGS data and seismologist Lucy Jones. The last notable quake was a 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck near Napa in 2014.

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[czarjak]

1. All the best to all.

[El Supremo]

2. 89's was 6.9 and on Oct. 17.

[FirstLight]

3. yep...

scariest 15 seconds of my life followed by some real shocking following days.

My Dad built our house in the east bay hills and the whole thing was anchored into the rock with 9' rebar and a 2' x 10' concrete retaining wall. Pretty cool for just him and brother and his Dad. The thing only got a couple hairlines in that quake...

[GP6971]

5. Welcome to DU

I guess.

[GenThePerservering]

6. 5 and above earthquakes

aren't that uncommon up here (northern Washington state). With the smaller ones people just look at each other and laugh and keep going with whatever we were doing. I'm glad no one was hurt in San Fran!

[CrispyQ]

7. Many years ago I was getting ready for work one morning

when my cat who had been sleeping in a chair, stood up & hissed, his fur on end. A few seconds later I felt the earth shake.