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Earthquake near California's San Jose, residents feel tremors
California earthquake: The magnitude of the earthquake which struck near San Jose was initially reported to be 5.1 but was later revised to 4.9 by USGS.
An earthquake of Magnitude 4.9 struck the California region of United States in the early hours of Thursday (local time), according to United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The magnitude of the earthquake was initially reported to be 5.1 but was later revised to 4.9 by the USGS.
Tremors of the earthquake were felt in San Jose and several other California areas as well.
USGS said it struck a kilometre east southeast of Boulder Creek, California. The US government science agency said the earthquake struck at around 8:41:25 UTC (around 1:41 am in California) at a depth of 10.9 km.
"Felt it in South San Jose near Los Gatos border shook my building hella hard," a California resident said on social media platform X after the earthquake.
“5.1 quake in San Jose was the strongest I felt since the one in 2010,” another user wrote.
There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.
Indonesia earthquake
An undersea Magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, rushing people out of their houses homes and killing at least one person on Thursday. It generated a small tsunami as well.
The strong tremors of the earthquake lasted 10 to 20 seconds and were felt in Bitung in North Sulawesi province as well as in Ternate city in neighboring North Maluku province, according to the Disaster Management Agency. The provinces border the Molucca Sea, where the earthquake was centered.
Initial assessments showed light to severe damage in parts of Ternate, including a church and two houses. In Bitung, damage assessments were still underway, the agency said.
“We had just woken up and suddenly the earthquake hit... we all ran out of the house,” Associated Press news agency quoted Bitung resident Marten Mandagi. “The shaking was very strong,”
Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency reported a 70-year-old woman died in a building collapse in North Sulawesi's Manado city and another resident was injured. At least three injured people were hospitalized in Ternate.
Videos released by the rescue agency showed damaged structures and flattened houses, while television stations aired scenes of people rushing outside and gathering in streets to avoid the risk of collapsing buildings.
