Earthquake Recap: A 3.2 Shook Outside San Jose

Out of 15 small earthquakes around Silicon Valley this week, the largest was a magnitude 3.2 that hit 10 miles northeast of San Jose, according to data gathered by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Generally, earthquakes need to break the 2.0-mark on the scale to be felt far from the epicenter. 

See the chart below for times, locations, etc. of the seismic events. 

Magnitude Location Date and Time Latitude Longitude 1.1 8km NNE of East Foothills, California Sunday, April 21, 10:05 a.m. 37.454°N 121.780°W 1.2 8km NNE of East Foothills, California Saturday, April 20, 10:31 a.m. 37.453°N 121.776°W 1.3 8km NNE of East Foothills, California Saturday, April 20, 4:34 a.m. 37.451°N 121.774°W 1.0 9km NNE of East Foothills, California Saturday, April 20, 2:45 a.m. 37.457°N 121.776°W 2.1 8km NNE of East Foothills, California Saturday, April 20 1:34 a.m. 37.452°N 121.775°W 3.1 9km NNE of East Foothills, California Saturday, April 20, 12:30 a.m. 37.460°N 121.773°W 1.4 9km NNE of East Foothills, California Friday, April 19, 8:55 p.m. 37.458°N 121.776°W 0.5 10km WSW of Saratoga, California Thursday, April 18, 10:47 p.m. 37.218°N 122.130°W 1.0 10km NNE of East Foothills, California Wednesday, April 17, 11:16 p.m. 37.473°N 121.790°W 1.4 2km NNE of Lexington Hills, California Wednesday, April 17, 11:05 p.m. 37.185°N 121.968°W 1.1 11km E of Quarry near Portola Valley, CA Wednesday, April 17, 9:09 p.m. 37.325°N 122.106°W 1.2 2km ESE of Pacifica, California Wednesday, April 17, 12:10 p.m. 37.600°N 122.460°W 0.9 3km W of Saratoga, California Wednesday, April 17, 9:04 a.m. 37.269°N 122.067°W 1.1 3km WNW of Saratoga, California Tuesday, April 16, 10:09 a.m. 37.273°N 122.067°W 1.0 3km W of Saratoga, California Monday, April 15, 2:40 p.m. 37.268°N 122.067°W