California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California on Tue, Dec 3, 1974, 1:33 PM PST (21:33 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km NE of El Cerrito, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1974-12-03 21:33:58 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.877° N, 122.242° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18932 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.38 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18928 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.46 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18925 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.53 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 18924 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.57 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 18924 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18924 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.03 km N of Piedmont, California · 18922 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18922 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18921 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.214 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18919 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18919 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18919 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18919 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.78 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18919 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.98 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18919 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.08 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 18919 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18918 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.5Northern California · 18917 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, CA · 18917 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.0Northern California · 18917 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.8Northern California · 18917 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18917 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.111 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18917 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18917 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18917 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18916 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.78 km S of Sunol, California · 18916 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18912 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18912 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.22 km NE of Pescadero, California · 18909 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.43 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 18907 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.52 km NE of El Cerrito, California · 18906 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.116 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18901 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18900 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18899 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.46 km WNW of Kenwood, California · 18899 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.64 km SSE of Loyola, California · 18898 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.92 km NE of Danville, California · 18890 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.53 km S of Fairview, California · 18888 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18888 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.04 km N of Day Valley, California · 18887 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.83 km ENE of Union City, California · 18887 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 3.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 18885 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, California · 18885 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.74 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 18883 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.411 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18883 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.26 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18882 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.05 km S of Loyola, California · 18882 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.76 km ESE of Sunol, California · 18881 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.617 km ESE of Livermore, California · 18875 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18933 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.67 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 18934 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18934 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.811 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18935 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.63 km NW of Emerald Lake Hills, California · 18937 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.14 km SE of Highlands-Baywood Park, California · 18937 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.011 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 18937 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.93 km NE of Fremont, California · 18938 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.57 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 18940 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.08 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18940 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.78 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18940 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.34 km SW of Moskowite Corner, California · 18941 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.64 km SW of Moskowite Corner, California · 18941 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.09 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18941 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18941 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.34 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18942 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.42 km W of Sunol, California · 18942 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18946 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.610 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18948 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.710 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18948 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1022051. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.