Small magnitude 3.0 quake hits 3 miles west of Daly City, California, United States in the afternoon

An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 occurred only 14 minutes ago 3 miles west of Daly City, California, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 4.3 miles beneath the epicenter near Daly City, San Mateo County, California, USA, in the afternoon on Saturday, April 25th, 2026, at 4:39 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.
A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 3.0 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 2.9.
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 Broadmoor (pop. 4,200) located 2 miles from the epicenter, and Daly City (pop. 106,600) 3 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pacifica (pop. 39,300) located 6 miles from the epicenter, South San Francisco (pop. 67,300) 7 miles away, San Francisco (pop. 827,500) 7 miles away, San Bruno (pop. 43,200) 8 miles away, San Mateo (pop. 103,500) 14 miles away, and Oakland (pop. 419,300) 15 miles away. In San Jose (pop. 997,400, 42 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 25, 2026 04:39 pm (GMT -7) local time (25 Apr 2026 23:39 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 6.96 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.7°N / 122.52°W (San Francisco County, California, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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