California shaken by 4.6 earthquake centered in Santa Cruz Mountains
San Francisco Chronicle • • nation
Key Points:
- An earthquake centered near Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains caused shaking felt in Oakland, San Francisco, and as far north as Petaluma, with some residents experiencing a sharp jolt.
- The quake, initially reported as magnitude 5.1, was later revised to 4.6 by the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Damage was minimal, mostly limited to scared pets and a few broken dishes, with a book knocked off a shelf near the epicenter.
- Earthquake alerts were sent across the Bay Area for quakes of magnitude 4.5 and above, but alerts in Boulder Creek arrived after the shaking had started.
- The specific fault responsible for the quake is unknown, though the area is near faults including the one that caused the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
