MEMA issued the alert shortly before 4:30 p.m. informing residents that "shaking may have been felt in some areas, but a tsunami was not generated."

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 struck Santa Clara County east of San Jose Friday afternoon.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 shook the South Bay on Friday afternoon. The tremor struck at 3:15 p.m. northeast of the Alum Rock area with a depth of approximately 5 miles, according to the U.

A 3.4 earthquake rocked some parts of the South Bay, reaching a 3.4 on the Ritcher scale. The earthquake struck around 3:15 p.m., with its epicenter a little under 4 miles east-northeast of East Foothills and 9 miles east-northeast of San Jose,