Earthquake rocks San Francisco as terrified locals reveal shaking homes from 4.7 magnitude quake

Northern California residents started off the new year with a rumble, as 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the region Wednesday night.

The tremor came at around 6.34pm Pacific time, with an epicenter about 70 miles north of San Francisco, the United States Geological Survey reported.

It struck a depth of just over one mile beneath the Earth’s surface, and was felt across the Sacramento Valley, according to the Merced Sun-Star.

No injuries have been reported, as residents shared how they felt the ground tremble beneath their feet.

‘I did feel it actually,’ one X user wrote. ‘It was a rolling earthquake, lasted a few seconds.

‘Usually the earthquakes around here are jolts, not rolling, so it was kind of cool to feel the floor roll under my feet.’

Another X user added that it was ‘pretty intense for a 4.7.

‘It was a shallow earthquake too, so that makes [it[ feel stronger, but [is] usually more locally felt.’

The USGS considers earthquakes in the magnitude range of 4.0 to 4.0 light to moderate, though their effects can vary based on depth, proximity to cities and local geology.

But the northern California region is used to earthquakes and has built up their infrastructure to withstand heavy tremors, so a moderate one like this is unlikely to cause any significant damage.

It comes less than a month after a massive 7.0-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Mendocino County, triggering a tsunami alert.

Four days after that, a magnitude 5.5 quake struck a remote area of the Nevada desert, and was widely felt across Sacramento.