Earlier today, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake shook the ground near Morgan Hill, a locale situated roughly 70 miles southeast of San Francisco, rousing Bay Area residents from their slumber. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) pinpointed the epicenter of the tremor roughly 6 miles northeast of Morgan Hill, with the quake occurring at a depth of 4 miles, as reported by NBC Bay Area.

As natural as the Earth's untamed forces may be, the rumblings of this earthquake were not contained to Morgan Hill alone. The event prompted residents hailing from locations as distant as Glendale and El Dorado Hills to report their experience to the USGS, as per The Sacramento Bee report. Social media platforms also played host to accounts from individuals expressing their noticing of the earthquake.

Despite the seemingly innocuous nature of this particular event—with no casualties or damage immediately apparent—questions and concerns about the region's seismic preparedness arise when considering the history of earthquakes in Northern California.