California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California on Wed, Nov 5, 1975, 8:50 PM PST (04:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km W of Livermore, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-11-06 04:50:17 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.881° N, 122.241° 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
65°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km W of Livermore, California · 18583 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.42 km NE of San Leandro, California · 18583 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18583 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNE of Angwin, California · 18582 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.35 km WSW of Rutherford, California · 18582 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.510 km NE of Blackhawk, California · 18581 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSE of Livermore, California · 18580 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.021 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18580 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.512 km SE of Sunol, California · 18579 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18579 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18578 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.86 km SE of Cambrian Park, California · 18578 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18578 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.57 km SSW of Livermore, California · 18577 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.86 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 18575 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.67 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 18574 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.66 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 18573 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18573 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18573 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.64 km E of East Foothills, California · 18571 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.814 km E of East Foothills, California · 18569 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.47 km NE of Sonoma, California · 18569 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.64 km ENE of Boulder Creek, California · 18567 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 18567 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18567 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.911 km NE of Angwin, California · 18565 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.62 km ESE of Hayward, California · 18564 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18564 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18564 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.07 km NNE of Pittsburg, California · 18563 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18563 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.23 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18562 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.74 km S of Blackhawk, California · 18560 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.23 km N of Pittsburg, California · 18560 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.01 km NE of Danville, California · 18559 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.51 km NE of Danville, California · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.25 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 18558 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.35 km E of Vallejo, California · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.91 km ENE of Danville, California · 18558 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.1Northern California · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.01 km NE of Danville, California · 18558 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.04 km WNW of Orinda, California · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.7Northern California · 18557 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.26 km ESE of Sunol, California · 18555 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.00 km SE of Danville, California · 18555 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.81 km NW of Danville, California · 18554 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18552 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 3.01 km NW of Rollingwood, California · 18552 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.51 km N of San Pablo, California · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.011 km SSE of Livermore, California · 18550 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18548 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.8Northern California · 18548 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.33 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18548 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.019 km E of East Foothills, California · 18545 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18545 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18541 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18537 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.74 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 18535 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18534 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.721 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18584 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.520 km SSE of Livermore, California · 18585 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.63 km ENE of Diablo, California · 18586 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.67 km NW of Livermore, California · 18587 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.17 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 18587 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.07 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 18590 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.71 km NW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18590 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.92 km N of Blackhawk, California · 18590 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.7Northern California · 18590 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.525 km SE of Livermore, California · 18590 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.02 km ENE of Diablo, California · 18591 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.53 km ENE of Diablo, California · 18591 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.37 km N of Pittsburg, California · 18593 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.53 km NE of Benicia, California · 18593 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.61 km NE of Benicia, California · 18593 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.811 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18594 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.74 km E of East Foothills, California · 18596 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.411 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18596 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.93 km SE of Sunol, California · 18597 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.82 km S of Stanford, California · 18597 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027363. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.