Just days before Super Bowl LX in the Bay Area, a cluster of earthquakes has broken out less than 25 miles from the site.
A swarm of temblors were felt Monday morning that rattled the East Bay. They ranged from about 2.0 up to roughly 4.2–4.3 in magnitude on the Richter scale. The strongest disturbances were felt across cities from Oakland to San Francisco.
The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are set to face off at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The game is scheduled to be played at 3:30 p.m. PT on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Super Bowl week has just begun with teams traveling to the location while activations and media events have already kicked off.
Earthquake Cluster Causes Scare Near Super Bowl Site
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported multiple quakes near San Ramon starting just after 6:30 a.m.. It’s part of a long-running pattern of seismic activity tied to the Calaveras Fault that has produced dozens of small quakes in recent weeks.
For Bay Area residents and the many who have traveled from out of town, it’s a vivid reminder that California’s earthquake danger isn’t just a theory. The state’s infamously restless geology means shaking can happen without warning. They can range from barely noticeable tremors to more powerful jolts.
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco at 7:01 a.m., per the U.S. Geological Survey.https://t.co/iIIotnejxz
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It also calls to mind one of the most unforgettable intersections of sports and seismic geological history in this region. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake struck just minutes before Game 3 of the World Series between the Giants and Oakland Athletics at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. That magnitude 6.9 quake shook the Bay Area so severely that it postponed the game and shut down the series for 10 days.
Unsurprisingly, it became one of the most dramatic natural-disaster moments in U.S. sports history.
Today’s quakes aren’t on that scale (no one expects this swarm to derail Sunday’s Super Bowl). They are, however bringing back memories of that championship series that was adversely affected nearly 40 years ago.
As of 8 a.m. PT on Monday, there was no statement issued by the NFL or any of its partners on the issue. The league will likely be monitoring the situation even if they don’t want to show they’re panicking. At the end of the day, this isn’t completely abnormal for the region.
They will need to explore whether the earthquake cluster could cause any problems with the big game or the upcoming week’s events.
