An earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay area on Monday morning at 8:12 a.m. PDT killing two people and injuring six. A building housing McHenry's Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale.
Names of the dead have been withheld pending notifications of the families. Of the six injured, three were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization according to public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department Jennifer Vu.
The three were transported to Hayward General Hospital, but no other serious injuries have been reported, added Vu.
The earthquake took place under the Hayward Hills, according to Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park.
Gertz called the quake a "strong one" and said it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills.
Hayward resident Mike Beamer, who lives across the street from McHenry's, said he felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds before a big jolt hit.
"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," Beamer said.
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 eat at the site.
Twenty-one fire personnel, twelve police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the quake, some within four minutes, according to Vu.
The quake was felt for miles.
People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake, Gertz said.
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