Magnitude 3.6 earthquake jolts San Francisco Bay Area A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has jolted the San Francisco Bay Area on the last day of 2020SAN FRANCISCO -- A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has jolted the San Francisco Bay Area on the last day of 2020. The U.S. Geological Survey says the offshore quake struck around 5:40 a.m. Thursday a few miles west of San Francisco at a depth of about 9 miles (14 kilometers). The agency's website shows thousands of reports of people saying they felt the earthquake. Bay Area news station KGO-TV reported that there were no reports of damage or injuries. ———This story has been corrected to show that the earthquake was west of San Francisco, not east of the city.

Source: ABC News December 31, 2020 14:54 UTC