"The earthquake hit at 1:41 a.m. The epicenter was less than a mile away from the Santa Cruz County community of Boulder Creek. It was about 11 miles northwest of Santa Cruz, 19 miles southwest of downtown San José, and 48 miles southeast of downtown San Francisco."
"Moderate shaking, as defined by the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, was felt in the Santa Cruz Mountains closest to the epicenter, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In general, moderate shaking is enough to wake people up, and is capable of breaking dishes and windows."
"The earthquake occurred close to the Zayante fault, which runs parallel to the San Andreas fault. The Zayante and San Andreas faults are considered to be faults that pose the most serious shaking threats in the Santa Cruz County area, according to county officials."
"Thursday's earthquake epicenter was about 14 miles northwest of the starting point of the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, which caused the collapse of a section of Interstate 880 in Oakland and a partial collapse of a section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge."
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred in Santa Cruz County at 1:41 a.m., with the epicenter near Boulder Creek. Moderate shaking was felt in the Santa Cruz Mountains, waking residents as far as San Francisco. Light shaking was reported in Silicon Valley and weak shaking in the broader Bay Area. The earthquake was near the Zayante fault, which poses significant shaking threats. Alerts from the USGS ShakeAlert system were received by many before the shaking began. The epicenter was close to the site of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
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