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Another Quake Near Oakland Zoo
An earthquake estimated at 3.5 magnitude struck shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday night near the Oakland Zoo, in nearly the same location along the Hayward Fault as two similar-sized tremors a month ago, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The East Bay got a jolt shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday night from a 3.5-magnitude earthquake centered near the Oakland Zoo in nearly the same spot as two similar-sized quakes a month ago near the Hayward Fault, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The latitude and longitude coordinates provided by the USGS (37.755°N, 122.140°W) place the epicenter of the 8:08 p.m. tremor in Oakland just northeast of the zoo near Venetia Road.
Several Patch editors and readers in various East Bay communites reported feeling the tremor.
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On the morning of Aug. 24, a 3.6-magnitude quake struck at nearly the same spot (37.751°N, 122.138°W), according to USGS. It came 11 hours after a 3.5-magnitude tremor hit the same location.
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