Earthquake Story

Who: Jennifer Vu, Mike Beamer, Penny Gertz
What: An Earthquake occurred, causing several dead and injured.
When: Monday Morning, 8:12 a.m. PDT
Where: San Francisco Bay area
Why: Tectonic Activity under the Hayward fault
How:


Monday Morning, at 8:12 a.m. PDT an earthquaked occurred around the San Francisco Bay area.

The earthquake was a 6.4  on the Richter scale and was under the Hayward Hills according to Penny Gretz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. The earthquake occurred underneath the hills, along the Hayward Fault.

Two people were killed and six others were injured during a partial-collapse of McHenry's Auto Supply building at 2342 Plum St. Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department said the names of those killed are being withheld pending notifications of their families.

Using ropes, Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop while also doing a search of the partly-collapsed building. They capped a gas line after finding a leak near the building.

Mike Beamer is a resident of Hayward who witnessed the earthquake. Beamer's apartment is across the street from McHenry's who said the feeling of a rolling motion occurred for 30 seconds. There was a big jolt in the middle, said Beamer.

“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.”

There were twenty-one dire personnel, twelve police and five American Red Cross workers who came to the building collapse, Vu said. Three people were hospitalized for serious injuries at Hayward General Hospital. Vu added there are no other serious injuries in Hayward from the earthquake.