Earthquake strikes California, shaking felt around San Francisco
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning near Redwood Valley, California, with shaking felt in San Francisco and Sacramento.
An earthquake near Redwood Valley shook homes on June 24, shattering a number of glass items Brigette Benavidez sells at her local gift shop.
An earthquake shook parts of Northern and Central California on Wednesday morning, registering as a magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale, according to the USGS.
The quake happened near Redwood Valley, California, around 120 miles north of San Francisco.
People around the Bay Area posted on social media about their phones going off with earthquake alerts, urging people to "drop, cover, hold on" before the shaking started.
Videos of chandeliers and other hanging objects swaying appeared on social media following the tremor, but there have been no immediate reports of significant damage. There was no tsunami threat following the quake.
A magnitude 2.5 aftershock was reported just 7 minutes after the initial larger earthquake occurred.
There is less than a 1% chance of an aftershock of a magnitude 6.0 or higher happening within the next week, according to the USGS.
This is a developing news story. Continue to check back with AccuWeather for more details as they become available.
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