Earthquake Today in Bay Area: Quake Shakes Silicon Valley near San Jose

A 2.9-magnitude earthquake hit Silicon Valley on Friday evening, south of San Francisco, Calif.

The quake hit six miles from Loyola, seven miles from Saratoga, seven miles from Cupertino, and 8 miles from Los Altos.

Residents in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and San Jose said they could feel it as well.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 7.1 miles.

On Twitter, people reacted.

“There was an earthquake...I’m on BART,” wrote one.

Added another: “Earthquake in Los Altos?”