Northern California residents started the new year with a rumble, as a 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit the region Wednesday night.
The earthquake came at about 6.34 pm Pacific time, with an epicentre approximately 70 miles north of San Francisco, the United States Geological Survey said.
It struck a depth of just over one mile beneath the Earth’s surface and was felt across the Sacramento Valley, according to the Merced Sun-Star.
Residents reported feeling the earth tremor underfoot, but no injuries were reported.
‘I did feel it actually,’ one X user wrote. ‘It was a rolling earthquake, lasted a few seconds.
‘Usually, the earthquakes around here are jolts, not rolling, so it was kind of cool to feel the floor roll under my feet.’
Another X user added that it was ‘pretty intense for a 4.7.
‘It was a shallow earthquake too, so that makes [it[ feel stronger, but [is] usually more locally felt.’
The USGS considers earthquakes in the magnitude spectrum of 4.0 to 4.0 light to moderate, though their effects can differ based on depth, proximity to cities and local geology.
But the northern California region is used to earthquakes and has built up its infrastructure to withstand heavy earthquakes, so a mild one like this is unlikely to cause any significant damage.
It comes less than a month after a huge 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mendocino County, triggering a tsunami warning.
Four days after that, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck a remote region of the Nevada desert and was widely felt across Sacramento.
But a lot of individuals said it was fake news and they didn’t feel anything.
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