Earthquake Story
At 8:12 a.m. Monday morning an earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay area. Many people and and buildings were affected by the earthquake.
A building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others. "Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families," Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department said.
Residents in the area explained their experience during and after the earthquake. I felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle," said Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s.
The earthquake caught most people off guard and interrupted people's daily lives. Most people didn't expect a earthquake to be felt even from far away from the center of it. “I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That’s when the screaming start across the street," said Mike.
Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop, conducting a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak at the site. Gertz called the quake a “strong one” and said it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills.
Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park gave more information about the earthquake and different details. The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was under the Hayward Hills.
A building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others. "Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families," Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department said.
Residents in the area explained their experience during and after the earthquake. I felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle," said Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s.
The earthquake caught most people off guard and interrupted people's daily lives. Most people didn't expect a earthquake to be felt even from far away from the center of it. “I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That’s when the screaming start across the street," said Mike.
Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop, conducting a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak at the site. Gertz called the quake a “strong one” and said it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills.
Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park gave more information about the earthquake and different details. The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was under the Hayward Hills.
Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital. "Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake," Vu said.
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