Source: Redwood City

11 small earthquakes hit the Silicon Valley region this week, but none that were big enough for residents to feel.

An earthquake big enough to feel shook the Richter scale this week.

Out of 11 small earthquakes around Silicon Valley this week, the largest was a magnitude 1.6 that hit 5 miles outside of East Foothills, 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

1.3
8km NNE of East Foothills, California
Sunday, April 28, 7:16 p.m.
37.452°N
121.782°W

1.4
9km NNE of East Foothills, California
Saturday, April 27, 3:37 p.m.
37.461°N
121.770°W

0.3
5km WSW of Hillsborough, California
Thursday, April 25, 9:29 p.m.
37.561°N
122.444°W

1.2
11km NE of Milpitas, California
Thursday, April 25, 2:13 p.m.
37.496°N
121.805°W

1.1
3km NNE of Pacifica, California
Wednesday, April 24 11:29 p.m.
37.643°N
122.474°W

1.2
11km E of Quarry near Portola Valley, CA
Wednesday, April 24 9:08 p.m.
37.319°N
122.106°W

0.7
7km NNE of Interlaken, California
Wednesday, April 24, 10:44 a.m.
37.013°N
121.714°W

0.9
2km ENE of Boulder Creek, California
Wednesday, April 24 12:32 a.m.
37.134°N
122.094°W

0.7
9km NNE of East Foothills, California
Tuesday, April 23, 5:36 a.m.
37.460°N
121.796°W

1.6
8km NNE of East Foothills, California
Monday, April 22 9:15 p.m.
37.454°N
121.776°W

0.9
14km NE of Milpitas, California
Monday, April 22 6:38 p.m.
37.523°N
121.788°W

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