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Did You Feel the 3.3 Magnitude Earthquake in Berkeley?

The quake's epicenter was near the Clark Kerr Campus. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish items about earthquakes.

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake hit the East Bay at 3:51 a.m. Saturday. No injuries or damage have been reported. (UPDATE, 10 p.m. Saturday: See comments below for reports on a water main break that may have been triggered by the quake.)

The U.S. Geological Survey map places the epicenter just west of UC Berkeley's Clark Kerr Campus. The USGS initially reported the magnitude of the quake at 3.4. The quake had a depth of 4 miles, according to the USGS.

South Berkeley resident Jenny Strauss said she was woken up by the earthquake, which felt like a sideways jolt that moved in a north-south direction. The quake "felt like a truck hitting the house," Strauss commented on the Berkeley Patch Facebook page.

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"We were awakened from deep sleep," said John Rowe, another Berkeley resident. "Hearts were pounding and my cockatiel was flapping around in his cage. We're right at Kensington's Colusa Circle. It was quick, but felt more like a 'rumbling' quake to us."

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