Small 3.6 quake hits near Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred only 7 minutes ago 2 miles southeast of Hayward, California, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 4.4 miles beneath the epicenter near Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA, around noon on Thursday, February 13th, 2025, at 1:59 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Hayward (pop. 158,300) located 2 miles from the epicenter, Castro Valley (pop. 61,400) 4 miles away, Union City (pop. 74,500) 4 miles away, Dublin (pop. 57,700) 7 miles away, San Leandro (pop. 90,700) 8 miles away, Fremont (pop. 232,200) 8 miles away, and Pleasanton (pop. 79,500) 10 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Francisco (pop. 864,800) located 22 miles from the epicenter, and San Jose (pop. 1,026,900) 23 miles away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 13, 2025 01:59 pm (Los Angeles time) local time (13 Feb 2025 21:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 7.03 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.65°N / 122.05°W (Alameda, California, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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