On Wednesday night (Jan.1, 2020), the U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.9 magnitude earthquake in the San Jose area of California.
At 11:16 p.m., the earthquake was reported about six miles from downtown Morgan Hill and approximately 11 miles from the southernmost neighborhoods of San Jose.
According to a USGS shake map, the quake was felt from San Jose to Salinas and from Santa Cruz to just west of Interstate 5. The earthquake was calculated to have generated light shaking in Morgan Hill and Gilroy south of San Jose, and weak shaking throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland, as well as areas around Santa Cruz, Salinas, and Monterey.