4.7 earthquake in Lake County felt in Bay Area

( KRON ) — A preliminary 4.5 earthquake shook Wednesday evening in Lake County, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake occurred at 6:34 p.m. with its epicenter about 15 miles south of Clear Lake.

The USGS later upgraded the earthquake to a 4.7 after it previously said it was a 4.5. According to the National Weather Service, no tsunami danger has been reported.

The earthquake was felt in San Francisco and other parts of the Bay Area. Lake County — although not one of the nine Bay Area counties — is the first county north of Napa County in the Bay Area.

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The earthquake is about two miles northwest of Cobb, according to the USGS.

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