2.5 magnitude earthquake hits East Bay hills, Berkeley

BERKELEY'S NEWS • MAY 29, 2023

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2.5 magnitude earthquake hits East Bay hills, Berkeley

CAROLINE LOBEL | STAFF

At 7:30 p.m. Monday, a 2.5 magnitude earthquake was reported near Berkeley, with its epicenter in the East Bay hills between Berkeley and El Cerrito.

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Maria Young

Senior Staff

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A 2.5 magnitude earthquake was reported about three miles north of Berkeley at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

The earthquake’s epicenter was located less than one mile west of Kensington, a community located in the East Bay hills between Berkeley and El Cerrito, according to the UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory.

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