A 3.6-magnitude earthquake shook Contra Costa County Saturday evening,
according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake struck about 2 miles south of Hercules just after 7 p.m. and had a 6-mile depth, according to the USGS.
A witness in Alameda felt her apartment building shake just after the quake began.
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"I thought it was the Rapture," she said.
Harold Camping, founder of the Oakland-based Family Radio network,
predicted earlier this year that the Rapture -- the ascension of millions of
earth dwellers into heaven marked by a massive earthquake -- would take place Saturday.
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The quake was 8 miles north of Berkeley and 9 miles south of Vallejo.
- Bay City News contributed to this report.
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