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4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Near Pleasant Hill Rattles Bay Area

Days before the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake, Bay Area residents felt a 4.5-magnitude quake that struck at 10:33 p.m. Monday night near Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek.

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A smaller quake measuring at 2.5 shook in a similar area one minute before.

The 4.5 quake had a depth of close to nine miles near the Concord Fault. The USGS reports the quake may have been felt as far away as Chico and Fresno. Here is where you can report if you felt the earthquake.

There have been no reports of major damage or injuries,  but some stores reported products fell off of their shelves.

Bay Area residents took to Twitter Monday night to react.

~Marietta on Twitter Shake Alert: A Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake this morning in Pleasant Hill, California. #earthquake #PleasantHill #California https://t.co/7yjjgyVcun

HK2019 on Twitter Visual representation of me sitting up in bed when I realized that what I was feeling was indeed an #earthquake

https://twitter.com/toni_goins/status/1184013445852590080

Drew Tuma on Twitter This is a good time for your friendly Meteorologist to remind you that we can not forecast #earthquakes and there is no such thing as #earthquake weather. Keep calm and carry on

Julia Carrie Wong on Twitter is it weird that I feel sea sick after the earthquake

BART experienced 20 minutes delays as trains ran at reduced speeds to complete track inspections.

No tsunami threat went into effect, according to the Bay Area National Weather Service.

Below is an interactive earthquake map of the Bay Area, where you can view the location of the quakes.

KQED’s Ted Goldberg contributed to this report.

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