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A magnitude-4.7 earthquake rattled Northern California near Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada, Thursday evening, according to the U.S. Geographical Survey.
The quake's epicenter was said to be northwest of Truckee, and the temblor was felt as far away as Sacramento, according to FOX 40 in Sacramento.
It hit around 9:35 p.m., preceded by a magnitude 3.2 temblor and followed by a 3.1 aftershock a few miles away near Sierraville.
It had a depth of approximately two miles, the USGS reported.
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There were no immediate reports of major damage, according to FOX 40.
USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin told the San Francisco Chronicle the quake was "fairly-common-sized" and there are "usually several of these every decade that occur every decade in this region."
Residents in the area received a ShakeAlert early warning system email and text alerts around 20 seconds before the earthquake started shaking things.
"Earthquake. Drop. Cover. Hold on. Shaking expected," the alert, which uses underground sensors said, according to the Chronicle.
Thousands of people were reportedly without power in Nevada County, California, because of the quake, according to local news source YubaNet.
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