Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Hits Northern California
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A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Northern California early Thursday morning, awakening residents across a 100-mile area, including San Francisco.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake was centered near Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains at around 1:40 a.m. Residents as far north as Petaluma also reported feeling the tremor.
There are no immediate reports of serious damage, and authorities say the region is assessing the impact. This follows a series of smaller quakes in the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this year, the largest of which was a magnitude 4.2 in February.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake was centered near Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains at around 1:40 a.m. Residents as far north as Petaluma also reported feeling the tremor.
There are no immediate reports of serious damage, and authorities say the region is assessing the impact. This follows a series of smaller quakes in the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this year, the largest of which was a magnitude 4.2 in February.