India, April 2 -- An earthquake of Magnitude 4.9 struck the California region of United States in the early hours of Thursday (local time), according to United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The magnitude of the earthquake was initially reported to be 5.1 but was later revised to 4.9 by the USGS.

Tremors of the earthquake were felt in San Jose and several other California areas as well.

USGS said it struck a kilometre east southeast of Boulder Creek, California. The US government science agency said the earthquake struck at around 8:41:25 UTC (around 1:41 am in California) at a depth of 10.9 km.

"Felt it in South San Jose near Los Gatos border shook my building hella hard," a California resident said on social media platform X after...