Who Felt It? Magnitude 2.9 Earthquake Shakes Peninsula

The Peninsula area was shaken Wednesday night, when a 2.9 magnitude earthquake came rolling through the region, the USGS reports.

According to the agency, the quake struck at 8:24 p.m. and was centered:

• 0km (0mi) N of Ladera, California
• 3km (2mi) SW of Stanford, California
• 5km (3mi) SSW of Menlo Park, California
• 6km (4mi) SW of Palo Alto, California
• 144km (89mi) SSW of Sacramento, California

So far, hundreds of people have reported feeling the earthquake via the U.S. Geological Survey’s “did you feel it?” feature.

No damage has been reported.

(Image courtesy the USGS)