Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes San Jose

The United States Geological Survey detected the quake at 5:38 p.m. with an epicenter 30.5 miles southeast of San Jose. With a magnitude of 3.7 and depth of 3.73 miles, this quake could be felt near the epicenter but damage to structures is unlikely.

Over the last seven days, there has been one other earthquake above magnitude 3.0 within 100 miles of this area.

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This story was created automatically by an online bot built in The San Francisco Chronicle’s newsroom. The data that fuels this report comes from the U.S. Geological Survey. Questions? Email [email protected].