Amagnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the Bay Area of Californiaearly Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was centered in Boulder Creek, California, a town in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and struck at 1:41 a.m. local time at a depth of 10.9 km (6.8 miles). Residents in the area reported light to moderate shaking, according to the USGS, with residents as far north as Berkeley and San Francisco and as far south as Soledad reporting feeling shaking as well.
Originally reported as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, it has since been revised down to a 4.6.According to the San Francisco Chronicle, various faults run through the Santa Cruz area and it was not immediately clear which fault triggered the quake.
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No injuries or deaths have been reported from the earthquake, however the USGS says there is about a 56% chance of a magnitude 3.0 or higher aftershock happening within the next seven days, and about a 12% chance that aftershock is magnitude 4.0 or higher.
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