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Two Earthquakes Rattle Bay Area
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake followed by a 1.4 shook parts of the Bay Area about 3 p.m. Monday—both occurring on the 105th anniversary of San Francisco's Great Quake of 1906.
Bay City News—An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.7 (initial reports said 3.4) rattled parts of the Bay Area on Monday afternoon.
The quake, which occurred at 2:57 p.m., was centered about two miles southeast of Pacifica, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The first quake was felt in parts of the Bay Area, including San Francisco and Oakland.
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It was followed at 3 p.m. by a second, smaller earthquake with a magnitude of 1.4. That quake was centered about two miles southwest of San Bruno.
Both quakes occurred on the 105th anniversary of San Francisco's Great Quake of 1906.
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BART stopped its trains briefly to inspect the tracks after the first earthquake. Trains soon were running at normal speeds again but 10-minute delays were reported systemwide.
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