Earthquake hits San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX

by: Nick Kosko 9 hours ago nickkosko59

An earthquake struck the San Francisco area in California Monday morning ahead of Super Bowl LX, per ABC 7.It registered at 4.2 on the magnitude scale at 7:01 a.m. local time.

That earthquake followed a string of quakes that began at 6:27 a.m. at a 3.8. There have been dozens throughout the day.

“On Friday, the area saw its first earthquake in several weeks, but there have been dozens of quakes since November,” the report read. “BART also had to slow down trains to inspect the tracks which is normal during earthquake activity … USGS said the 4.2 quake was about 9.4 km in depth. There have been no reports of injuries.”

Super Bowl LX is scheduled for February 8th at 6:30 p.m. ET in Santa Clara, home of the San Francisco 49ers. The earthquake Monday showed no evidence of affecting the surrounding area for Super Bowl week at this time.

The stage is set for Super Bowl LX. The New England Patriots will go head-to-head against the Seattle Seahawks.

It will be a Super Bowl rematch between the two teams. New England clinched its spot with the 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Seattle clinched a spot with a 31-27 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.

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