Small 3.4 quake hits near Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

Just 11 minutes ago, a 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Thursday, February 13th, 2025, at 11:52 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 4 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 3.4 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.2.
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, and Fremont (pop. 232,200) 8 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pleasanton (pop. 79,500) located 10 miles from the epicenter, San Francisco (pop. 864,800) 22 miles away, and San Jose (pop. 1,026,900) 23 miles away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 13, 2025 11:52 am (Los Angeles time) local time (13 Feb 2025 19:52 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 6.41 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.65°N / 122.05°W (Alameda, California, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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