California was hit by an earthquake Friday as the state battles deadly wildfires. 

Around 7:02 am PT, a 3.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded near the San Francisco Bay area. The epicenter of the quake was located approximately five miles southwest of the Golden Gate Bridge and two miles west of the Great Highway.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) shows more than 5,000 people reported feeling the shake in the area, and the number is growing.

The area sits on the San Andreas Fault line, which runs through from Cape Mendocino in the north to the Salton Sea in the south.

The quake was followed by a 2.2 magnitude shaker centered in the same area about 4 minutes later, the USGS said. 

The seismic activity also happened about 350 miles away from the Los Angeles area where devastating wildfires killed at least 10 and forced 180,000 from their homes.

This is a developing story… More updates to come. 

A 3.7 magnitude quake was detected near the San Francisco Bay area around 7:02am PT, with its epicenter about five miles southwest of the Golden Gate Bridge and two miles west of the Great Highway

The seismic activity also happened about 350 miles away from the Los Angeles area where devastating wildfires killed at least 10 and forced 180,000 from their homes 

Mayor Daniel Lurie said on Friday: ‘I ordered city government into action immediately this morning, and our first responders have been out across the city ensuring the safety of our residents. 

‘We have also been sharing information and giving people the tools to protect themselves and their families in an event like this.’

No injuries or damage have been reported at this time. 

The USGS detected a 3.0 magnitude earthquake on Thursday, less than 100 miles from Friday’s quake, along with a 2.8 and 2.6 on Tuesday.

Locals said that Friday’s earthquake led the San Francisco Muni subway to halt operations, just as people were heading to work this morning.

Nadia Rahman, a San Francisco Bay resident, shared on X: ‘[I] just felt the most significant earthquake I’ve personally experienced in San Francisco.’

Others reported on the platform that while it was a big one, the shaking only lasted for about a second.  

Scientists have said that the West Coast is overdue for a massive quake along the San Andreas fault, a major fracture in the Earth’s crust that spans 800 miles up and down California.

San Francisco sits on the San Andreas Fault line, which runs through from Cape Mendocino in the north to the Salton Sea in the south

The US Geological Survey (USGS) shows more than 5,000 people reported feeling the shake in the area, and the number is growing 

The ‘Big One’ would measure an 8.0 magnitude or above, causing roughly 1,800 deaths, 50,000 injuries and $200 billion in damage, according to the California Earthquake Authority. 

Experts are ‘fairly confident that there could be a pretty large earthquake at some point in the next 30 years,’ Angie Lux, project scientist for Earthquake Early Warning at the Berkeley Seismology Lab, told DailyMail.com. 

But wildfires have destroyed much of the Los Angeles area.

The Calabasas blaze, named the Kenneth Fire , was allegedly caused by an arsonist, who has been apprehended by police

The devastation of the Palisades Fire is seen in the early morning in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday – the same day as the earthquake to the north

As of Friday morning, over 10,000 structures have been burned down, with a total of 29,053 acres of land scorched in one of Los Angeles’ most horrific disasters to date. 

The Calabasas blaze, named the Kenneth Fire, was allegedly caused by an arsonist, who has been apprehended by police. 

While night time curfews have been introduced to crack down on looters.

The level of devastation is jarring even in a state that has grown used to massive wildfires. 

Dozens of blocks of scenic Pacific Palisades were flattened to smoldering rubble. 

In neighboring Malibu, blackened palm strands were all that was left above debris where oceanfront homes once stood.

Metropolitan LA and its 13 million residents woke up Friday to yet another day of fire-stoking winds and the threat of new flare ups. 

But the gusts were expected to diminish by evening and already have died down from earlier in the week, when hurricane-force winds blew embers that ignited hillsides.