BOULDER CREEK — The quake that shook residents awake early Thursday from Fairfield to Soledad and east to Lodi proved to be a “great test” of the state’s earthquake-warning alert system, even though those living closest to the epicenter tallied its effects more in rattled nerves than messy floors.

BOULDER CREEK — An earthquake centered in Santa Cruz County rattled numerous communities in the region, including the Bay Area and Monterey Bay region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake had a magnitude of 4.9, the Geological Survey reported on its website. The quake was located just east of Boulder Creek in Santa Cruz County.

After a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Santa Cruz County early Thursday, residents across the Central Coast may continue to feel smaller aftershocks in the coming days, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A fresh Bay Area earthquake has put San Francisco back on edge, but the city has lived through something far worse. In 1906, a massive quake struck just before dawn, tearing apart buildings, rupturing gas and water lines,

A 7.6-magnitude quake hits North Sulawesi, killing one in Manado and triggering tsunami alerts across Indonesia and nearby countries.