California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km E of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km E of Berkeley, California on Fri, Jun 14, 1974, 5:24 PM PDT (00:24 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1974-06-15 00:24:21 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.877° N, 122.236° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km NE of San Leandro, California · 19104 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 19102 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.86 km SSW of Loyola, California · 19097 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 19097 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 19097 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.18 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 19097 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.51 km SSW of Los Altos Hills, California · 19096 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.59 km SSE of Sunol, California · 19095 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.65 km ESE of Sunol, California · 19095 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.96 km ENE of Rohnert Park, California · 19093 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.16 km ENE of Rohnert Park, California · 19093 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.98 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 19093 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.72 km NE of Union City, California · 19092 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.95 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 19088 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.47 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 19086 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.85 km SE of Portola Valley, California · 19085 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.28 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 19084 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.7Northern California · 19084 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.77 km NE of Blackhawk, California · 19079 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.13 km E of San Leandro, California · 19078 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 19078 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 19076 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.38 km NE of Milpitas, California · 19070 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.816 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 19065 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.84 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 19064 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 19063 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.24 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 19062 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.04 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 19062 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 19060 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.711 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 19059 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.418 km E of East Foothills, California · 19056 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.118 km E of East Foothills, California · 19055 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.03 km W of Antioch, California · 19054 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.27 km E of Blackhawk, California · 19051 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.06 km E of East Foothills, California · 19049 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.79 km SE of Cambrian Park, California · 19046 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.913 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 19105 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.316 km WNW of Davenport, California · 19108 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.94 km SE of San Ramon, California · 19109 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.32 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 19109 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.919 km NE of East Foothills, California · 19110 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.420 km E of East Foothills, California · 19110 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 19112 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.17 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 19112 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.57 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 19113 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.56 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 19113 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.57 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 19113 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.77 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 19113 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.17 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 19113 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.910 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 19114 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.64 km NW of Noe Valley, California · 19114 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.04 km NW of Noe Valley, California · 19115 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.511 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 19117 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.93 km SW of Rutherford, California · 19117 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.36 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 19119 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.45 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 19119 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1019940. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC.