A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit California in the early hours of Thursday (local time), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).The earthquake was first reported as a magnitude 5.1 event, but the USGS later adjusted it to 4.9. The earthquake’s tremors were also felt in San Jose and various other parts of California.
According to the USGS, the quake occurred one kilometre east-southeast of Boulder Creek, California. The US government scientific agency reported that the earthquake hit at approximately 8:41:25 UTC (about 1:41 a.m. local time in California) at a depth of 10.9 kilometres.
A California resident wrote on the social media platform X that they felt it in South San Jose near the Los Gatos border and that it shook their building very hard after the earthquake.
Another user wrote, "The 5.1 earthquake in San Jose was the strongest I’ve felt since the one in 2010."
There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.
Earthquake in Indonesia
A powerful undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 rattled buildings across parts of northern Indonesia on Thursday, sending residents fleeing from their homes and leaving at least one person dead. The quake also triggered a minor tsunami.
According to the Disaster Management Agency, powerful earthquake tremors lasting between 10 and 20 seconds were felt in Bitung, in North Sulawesi province, and in the city of Ternate in neighboring North Maluku province. Both provinces lie along the Molucca Sea, near the earthquake’s epicenter.
Preliminary evaluations revealed minor to extensive damage in parts of Ternate, affecting a church and two homes. In Bitung, inspections to assess the damage were still in progress, according to the agency.
“We had only just woken up when the earthquake struck suddenly, and we all rushed out of the house,” Bitung resident Marten Mandagi was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. “The tremors were extremely strong,”
Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency said a 70-year-old woman was killed in a building collapse in Manado, a city in North Sulawesi, and another local resident was injured. In Ternate, at least three injured individuals were taken to hospital.
Footage released by the rescue agency showed wrecked structures and homes reduced to rubble, while television channels broadcast images of people running outdoors and crowding in the streets to escape the danger of buildings collapsing.