Northern California Shaken by Small Quake Swarm Near Woodside and Lafayette

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San Francisco, CA – A cluster of small earthquakes struck parts of the Bay Area Thursday night, with residents from the Peninsula to the East Bay reporting light shaking. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and California Integrated Seismic Network (CISN) recorded at least four tremors within a single hour.

According to USGS data, the first two quakes hit near Lafayette, with magnitudes of 2.5 and 2.8, occurring around 3:36 p.m. PDT. Both were centered roughly 7 to 8 kilometers northwest of the city at depths between 14 and 16 kilometers

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