A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Alum Rock in CA. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/10/25 / 2025-10-18 09:16:41 / October 18, 2025 @ 9:16 am. Id of earthquake: nc75250956. Event ids that are associated: nc75250956. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:16:41 / 9:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.539999961853 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -121.70833587647° West, 37.346332550049° North, depth 7.539999961853 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 17 km (10 miles) from San Jose (c. 945 900 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Oakland (c. 390 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Stockton (c. 291 700 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Fremont (c. 214 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Modesto (c. 201 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Stockton, Berkeley, Country Club.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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