#earthquake

#earthquake

"We looked at the sky confused at first. Smoke billowed from the mountains. The wind picked up and the flames kept rising," Yilmaz recounted, describing the same panic, the same suffocating fear.

Berkeley's July Fourth celebration in 1925 was notable for its unique combination with a Defense Day event, focusing on military readiness amid a backdrop of revelry.

“If we hadn't just done all that work to restore the ceiling, my family and the artists and I would've been more than likely decimated.”

The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2, struck near Julian, California, at 10:08 a.m., but no immediate damage or injuries were reported.