An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 rattled a section of California south of San Francisco. The quake was located between Santa Cruz and Menlo Park near the small community of Boulder Creek. The quake struck just after midnight.
Although the quake was small it was felt by many people. Within two hours over one thousand people have reported feeling the quake. Reports have come in from as far north as San Francisco and as far south as Santa Cruz.
A quake of this size is not expected to cause major damage or injuries.
Strongest shaking was felt around the Boulder Creek area. One local resident was quoted as saying "set things to swinging and rattled with windows/glasses."
The deadly 7.0 Loma Prieta earthquake struck this region during the evening of October 17, 1989. That quake was centered 9 miles northeast of Santa Cruz, or 18 miles southeast of this recent quake.
The map below (click for full size) shows where this quake and it's first five small aftershocks occurred in relation to boulder Creek.
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