No damage reported; BART service resumes after brief delays
A magnitude-3.8 earthquake centered in Oakland struck the San Francisco Bay area at 8:30 a.m. local time on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Two aftershocks of magnitudes 3 and 2.8 followed at 9:07 a.m., the USGS added.
The temblor’s epicenter was near the Oakland Zoo, KGO-TV reported. No reports of major damage or injuries resulted.
Zoo staff conducted safety inspections after the quake, including checks on the gondola system, KGO-TV said. Bay Area Rapid Transit reported rail service delays immediately after the earthquake and later said normal service had resumed.
Residents close to the epicenter described feeling the temblor. Ania McMahon, who lives in Sheffield Village, told KGO-TV that her dog jumped onto her lap when the quake struck.
“I was at my home just in Sheffield village over here. and we felt like a pretty significant rattling. My dog was asleep on the couch, and she actually, like, jumped across the room onto my lap and climbed onto my lap and the easy chair,” McMahon said.