Earthquake ! 5.1 Magnitude : San Francisco Bay Area

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The San Francisco Bay Area saw its biggest earthquake in eight years on Tuesday, when a magnitude 5.1 tremor shook the region's skyscrapers.

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According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 11:42 a.m. local time, 4 miles beneath the surface, 12 miles east of San Jose. Southeast of downtown San Francisco, the area is located roughly 40 miles away.

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According to USGS statistics and seismologist Lucy Jones, the earthquake was the biggest the Bay Area had seen in years.

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The last notable quake was a 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck near Napa in 2014.

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According to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, or Cal OES, nearly 100,000 people reported receiving a warning before the shaking began through the state's earthquake early warning system.

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Rich Constantine, the mayor of Morgan Hill, a city next to San Jose, said he was in the kitchen of his home when the “long and steady” quake struck.