Earthquake strikes California amid raging wildfires

Earthquake strikes California amid raging wildfires


DAILY MAIL

California was hit by an earthquake Friday as the state battled deadly wildfires earlier this week.

A 3.7 magnitude quake was detected near the San Francisco Bay area around 7:02am PT.

The tremor’s epicenter was about five miles southwest of the Golden Gate Bridge and two miles west of the Great Highway.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) shows more than 5,000 people reported feeling the shake in the area, and the number is growing.

The area sits on the San Andreas Fault line, which runs through from Cape Mendocino in the north to the Salton Sea in the south.

The quake was followed by a 2.2 magnitude aftershock centered in the same area about 4 minutes later and a 2.5 magnitude six minutes after the initial hit…

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