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Earthquake shakes San Francisco area

Published: Oct. 31, 2007 at 8:07 AM

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Geologists were carefully watching the San Francisco Bay area
Wednesday after a jolting 5.6 earthquake shook the area Tuesday
night.

There were no immediate reports of damage but geologists were
concerned it had created new "stress changes" along the fault-riddled area, the
San Francisco Chronicle reported.

It was the strongest quake to hit the
area since 1989 when one measuring 6.9 killed 63 people.

Near the
epicenter, residents felt shaking for as long as 15 seconds from the movement
5.7 miles down, the newspaper said. Earth movements were felt as far north as
Eugene, Ore., officials said.

David Oppenheimer of the U.S. Geological
Service said it was wait-and-see situation as to what to expect
Wednesday.

"We don't have a crystal ball and there's no way of knowing
whether the one on Tuesday was a foreshock of another there or whether it was
the main event," he said.

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