4.4 Earthquake Bay Area – Follow Live Reports On Twitter

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake that originated 11 miles outside of the South Bay town of Morgan Hill rattled the Bay Area at 10:40 a.m. today.

The earthquake’s epicenter was about 16 miles east southeast of the San Jose City Hall, according to Paul Caruso, a geophysicist with the United State Geological Survey.

The depth of the earthquake was 3.8 miles under the surface, said Caruso, who did not know what underground fault line caused the temblor.

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