California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km E of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Berkeley, California on Sun, Jan 9, 1977, 7:07 PM PST (03:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km ENE of Berkeley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-01-10 03:07:12 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.871° N, 122.243° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.00 km NNW of Kensington, California · 18162 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.98 km ESE of Sunol, California · 18162 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.911 km WNW of Westley, California · 18162 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.04 km NW of Lafayette, California · 18161 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.97 km S of Sunol, California · 18161 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.73 km E of Union City, California · 18161 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.80 km SSE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18160 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.9Northern California · 18159 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.8Northern California · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.86 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18156 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.819 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18154 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.54 km E of Fremont, California · 18154 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.98 km S of Calistoga, California · 18154 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18154 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18154 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.913 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 18153 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.83 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18153 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.83 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18153 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.43 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18152 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.23 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18152 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.84 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18152 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.07 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18152 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.63 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.43 km E of Berkeley, California · 18151 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.53 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18151 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.81 km NW of Diablo, California · 18151 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.511 km ESE of Sunol, California · 18151 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.83 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18151 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.610 km N of Livermore, California · 18150 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.26 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18150 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.99 km N of Livermore, California · 18149 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.210 km N of Livermore, California · 18149 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 3.111 km N of Livermore, California · 18149 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.710 km N of Livermore, California · 18149 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.910 km N of Livermore, California · 18149 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.79 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18148 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 3.33 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18148 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.59 km N of Livermore, California · 18148 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.03 km E of Berkeley, California · 18147 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.03 km E of Berkeley, California · 18147 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.917 km NNE of Angwin, California · 18147 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.63 km E of Berkeley, California · 18147 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.13 km E of Berkeley, California · 18147 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.03 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18147 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 3.24 km E of Berkeley, California · 18147 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.43 km W of Orinda, California · 18147 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.63 km E of Berkeley, California · 18147 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.63 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18146 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.12 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 18145 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.74 km WNW of Dublin, California · 18144 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18141 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.711 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18141 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.116 km SE of Livermore, California · 18140 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.82 km WNW of Cambrian Park, California · 18138 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.51 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 18138 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.82 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 18138 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.211 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 18135 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.46 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18134 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.68 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 18132 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.113 km NNE of Angwin, California · 18131 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.93 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18162 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.51 km SSW of Martinez, California · 18162 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.73 km NE of Orinda, California · 18163 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.23 km NW of Lafayette, California · 18163 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18163 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.23 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18163 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.64 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18163 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.77 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18163 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.65 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18163 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.74 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18163 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.24 km NW of Lafayette, California · 18163 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.54 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.66 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.16 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.95 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.95 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.65 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.16 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.05 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNE of Orinda, California · 18164 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1033224. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.