- There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
- Shaking was felt throughout the Bay Area and the Sacramento metro area.
- It was located at a depth of about 12 miles underground.
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay Area awake early Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The USGS said the quake hit at 5:07 a.m. and was centered several miles northwest of Bay Point, California, which is about 21 miles northeast of Berkeley and about 30 miles northeast of downtown San Francisco.
It was located at a depth of about 12 miles underground.
According to the USGS shake map, shaking was felt throughout the Bay Area and the Sacramento metro area. Over 4,000 people reported feeling the quake as of 7:30 a.m. PT.
The reports generally indicated light or weak intensity.
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There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, according to the East Bay Times.
Trains on the Bay Area Rapid Transit system were running at slower speeds while the tracks are checked out for damage.
Contributing: The Associated Press