3.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Bay Area coast

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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
3.2 preliminary magnitude earthquake strikes off Bay Area coast
A 3.2 preliminary magnitude earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the San Francisco Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A 3.2 preliminary magnitude earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the San Francisco Bay. The location was 6.8 miles northwest of the San Francisco Zoo.



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The earthquake happened about 6:36 a.m. near the mouth of the San Francisco Bay.



There is no tsunami warning and no reports of damage; although some people report they did feel the shaking.





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