A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted Northern California overnight on Thursday and Friday morning, with shakes felt by residents in the San Francisco bay area.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 4:19 pm local time. The quake’s center was about 2.5 miles southwest of the community of East Shore, which sits about 245 miles north of San Francisco.
A brief jolt was felt in the San Francisco Bay Area but there are no immediate reports of damage, the USGS reported.
The California Highway Patrol in Yuba-Sutter said the earthquake caused a disruption at the agency’s Chico dispatch center and 911 lines were down. The agency advised people in the region to call an emergency number as they work to fix the issue.
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