Earthquake Story
Two people were killed and six injured when a 6.4 magnitude Earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay area at 8:12 A.M. Monday morning PDT causing the McHenry's Auto Supply building, located at 2342 Plum St., to partially collapse. The epicenter of the earthquake was under Hayward Hills, according to Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. Gertz said the quake occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hill. Hayward resident, Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s, said he felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle. “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 window. That’s when the screaming started across the street.” Jennifer Temels, also a resident at the same apartment complex, said she was getting ready for work when she felt a huge...