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Two Small Offshore Earthquakes Strike Near Daly City

DALY CITY (CBS SF) -- Two small earthquakes struck Saturday morning off the coast of San Francisco near its border with San Mateo County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

At 6:11 a.m., a magnitude-2.4 earthquake occurred less than four miles west-northwest of Broadmoor, in unincorporated San Mateo County.

Less than three minutes later, a magnitude-1.4 earthquake took place nearby, 3.7 miles west-northwest of Daly City.

COMPLETE QUAKE COVERAGE: CBS Earthquake Resource Center

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Strong earthquakes with an epicenter off the coast can trigger tsunamis, depending on the size and type of the fault movement. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center tracks earthquake data for the West Coast.
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