Small Quakes Shake Parts of Bay Area on Anniversary of 1906 Temblor

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 rattled parts of the Bay Area Monday  afternoon on the 105th anniversary of the 1906 temblor that devastated San Francisco.

Initially, the U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.8, which it has since revised. The quake, which occurred at 2:57 p.m., was centered about two miles southeast of Pacifica, according to the USGS.

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. BART stopped its trains briefly to inspect the tracks after the first earthquake.

There were no reports of major damage or injuries, and Caltrain service was not affected.

The first quake was felt in parts of the Bay Area, including San Francisco and Oakland.

Michael Nee, a bartender at Behan's Irish Pub in Burlingame, said there were only two people in the bar at the time and that the quake was over in about three seconds. "The whole bar shook. The lights from the ceilings swayed," Nee said. He said there was a sound immediately before the quake. "It was like a bang, or like a crack," Nee said.

— Bay City News