California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km ENE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Berkeley, California on Sat, Nov 27, 1976, 3:06 PM PST (23:06 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km NNE of Orinda, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-11-27 23:06:55 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.883° N, 122.235° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 18204 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.00 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18201 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.73 km SE of Knightsen, California · 18199 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18197 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.09 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 18196 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.33 km S of Orinda, California · 18196 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18196 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18194 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18194 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.82 km NE of Diablo, California · 18193 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.50 km W of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18193 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18193 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.36 km E of East Foothills, California · 18190 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 18190 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.77 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18190 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.917 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18189 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.46 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18189 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.810 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18186 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.01 km WNW of Orinda, California · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.110 km SE of Sunol, California · 18180 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.90 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18177 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18176 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.69 km N of East Foothills, California · 18174 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.67 km SW of Calistoga, California · 18174 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.46 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18174 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.05 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18174 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.43 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 18173 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.217 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18171 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18169 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18168 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.117 km WNW of Davenport, California · 18168 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.44 km SE of Piedmont, California · 18167 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.01 km ENE of Hayward, California · 18167 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.93 km ESE of Moskowite Corner, California · 18165 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.54 km S of Moskowite Corner, California · 18165 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.04 km SSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 18165 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.04 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.04 km NW of Lafayette, California · 18164 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 3.04 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 4.05 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.75 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.24 km NW of Lafayette, California · 18164 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 4.35 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.85 km N of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 3.85 km N of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 3.35 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.25 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 3.36 km NNW of Lafayette, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.76 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.76 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.06 km N of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.16 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.65 km NW of Lafayette, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.56 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 3.05 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.16 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.65 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.95 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.95 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.16 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.9Northern California · 18212 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.81 km W of Monte Sereno, California · 18213 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.31 km NNE of San Ramon, California · 18215 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.8Northern California · 18215 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.12 km NNE of San Ramon, California · 18215 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.515 km SSE of Elmira, California · 18216 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.319 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18217 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.319 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18217 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.619 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18217 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.919 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18217 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.320 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18217 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.320 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18217 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.77 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18217 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.813 km WNW of Rio Vista, California · 18218 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.515 km ESE of Suisun, California · 18218 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.213 km WNW of Rio Vista, California · 18218 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.88 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18218 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.13 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 18218 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.73 km N of Windsor, California · 18221 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.214 km WNW of Rio Vista, California · 18221 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032512. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.