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Bay Area's Largest Earthquake Last Week Hit Milpitas
14 small earthquakes hit the Bay Area this week, including Milpitas.
Out of 14 small earthquakes around Silicon Valley this week, the largest was a magnitude 1.8 that hit 5.5 miles outside of Milpitas, 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.
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Magnitude Location Date and Time Latitude Longitude 1.8 9km NE of Milpitas, California Sunday, May 5, 8:47 p.m. 37.482°N 121.820°W 1.2 2km ESE of Pacifica, California Sunday, May 5, 3:52 p.m. 37.604°N 122.458°W 1.4 6km NNE of East Foothills, California Friday, May 3, 11:07 p.m. 37.430°N 121.779°W 1.3 11km E of Quarry near Portola Valley, CA Friday, May 3, 9:57 p.m. 37.327°N 122.100°W 1.1 3km ESE of Pacifica, California Friday, May 3, 12:46 p.m. 37.603°N 122.453°W 1.5 13km E of Fremont, California Friday, May 3 2:35 p.m. 37.540°N 121.841°W 0.7 1km E of East Foothills, California Friday, May 3, 1:05 a.m. 37.383°N 121.799°W 0.7 5km WSW of Hillsborough, California Wednesday, May 1, 8:36 p.m. 37.564°N 122.440°W 1.0 2km ESE of Portola Valley, California Wednesday, May 1, 10:58 a.m. 37.375°N 122.204°W 1.1 4km WSW of Hillsborough, California Wednesday, May 1, 10:14 a.m. 37.565°N 122.434°W 1.0 11km NE of Milpitas, California Wednesday, May 1, 12:08 a.m. 37.493°N 121.810°W 1.1 1km NE of Union City, California Tuesday, April 30, 1:16 a.m. 37.606°N 122.002°W 0.9 4km WSW of Hillsborough, California Monday, April 29, 3:07 p.m. 37.559°N 122.431°W 0.7 1km WSW of Pacifica, California Monday, April 29, 1:05 a.m. 37.609°N 122.499°W
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