A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Monday about 23 miles east of Salinas, sending shaking waves felt as far away as San Francisco.

The epicenter of the earthquake, which struck at 11:31 a.m. at a depth of 3.7 miles, was centered in the sparsely populated mountains between the Salinas Valley and the San Joaquin Valley.

The U.S. Geological Survey calculated that the perceived shaking close to the epicenter was strong, or Intensity 6, on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. Weak shaking was reported felt in Salinas, Monterey and Santa Cruz, and all the way north to some parts of the Bay Area, including San Francisco, Foster City and San Jose.


4.8 earthquake felt here at the office. Located 25 miles southeast of Monterey. — NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) November 13, 2017

Not sure if that was an #earthquake in Redwood City or a passing Caltrain… — Michael Margolis (@yipe) November 13, 2017

I felt the quake in SF. It scared my poor cat #earthquake — Maria McKenna 🌊🌊 (@McKenna9999) November 13, 2017

I thought someone was just jumping around in our office, but no it was actually an #earthquake — Jessica Christian (@jachristian) November 13, 2017


Pretty sure we just had a little earthquake in San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/KmrCmuuqlr — shauna (@goldengateblond) November 13, 2017

That was a baby earthquake! #SanJose — Anuja (@anuja_vaidya7) November 13, 2017

In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.


Read more about Southern California earthquakes.

UPDATES:

12 p.m.: This article was updated with more information from the USGS.

This article was originally published at 11:40 a.m.