An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.9 centered near Millbrae south of San Francisco struck at around 6:38 p.m. Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
MILLBRAE -- The USGS website initially showed the quake to be magnitude 4.0, was updated to magnitude 4.1 before finally registering as a 3.9.The quake was centered practically underneath the San Francisco International Airport. Officials at the airport confirmed that a safety check of all the runways had already been completed and there were no issues.
The quake was felt strongly in South San Francisco and across downtown San Francisco, including the KPIX newsroom.On social media, a number of people confirmed feeling the earthquake across the Peninsula, including in Redwood City, San Mateo and Saratoga, but there were also reports from the South Bay as well as the East Bay in Hayward, Richmond and even Walnut Creek.BART confirmed that trains were running at slower speeds after the quake as technicians check the tracks.
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