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Berkeley Earthquake Late Wednesday Was 2.3 Magnitude

By Sasha Lekach (BCN)
Thursday December 01, 2011 - 10:46:00 AM

A 2.3-magnitude earthquake struck just outside Berkeley late Wednesday night, followed by a 1.8-magnitude aftershock this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake shook the area 1-mile east-northeast of Berkeley at 11:10 p.m., according to the USGS.  

The quake had about a 6-mile depth.  

The aftershock was recorded at 12:52 a.m., according to the USGS.  

Many Berkeley residents said they did not feel the temblor, unlike when a series of earthquakes in October shook the East Bay from a Berkeley epicenter.