A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck Berkeley, California, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. Nearby San Francisco also felt the strong tremor.

The quake struck around 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) east-southeast of Berkeley, the USGS recorded, and had a depth of 7.8 kilometers (4.8 miles).

It was initially recorded as a 4.6 magnitude tremor, but later revised down.

There was a green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses.

"There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage," the USGS said.

Social media users living in the area said it was the strongest earthquake they had felt for a long time.

The area is close to the San Andreas Fault, a source of major earthquakes.

The San Andreas Fault runs about 750 miles from the Salton Sea in Southern California to Cape Mendoci

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