Strong quake rattles San Francisco

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Thu, Jan 04, 2018, 07:49 PM

Strong quake rattles San Francisco

San Fransico Jan 4: A strong earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck the San Francisco Bay Area in the early hours of Thursday.

United States Geological Survey said that "the epicentre of the quake was 3 kilometers south-east of Berkeley in California."

"Tremors were also felt in San Francisco city after residents said they were woken up by a short and strong jerk, followed by a few seconds of shaking.|"USGS added

However, it is yet to be ascertained whether there was any loss of lives or damage to property.

Earlier powerful earthquakes took place in 1906 and 1868 and many people lost lives.