California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California on Wed, May 16, 1979, 10:52 AM PDT (17:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km NNE of Diablo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-05-16 17:52:54 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.879° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17298 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.35 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 17298 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.13 km SSW of Green Valley, California · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17289 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.23 km E of Berkeley, California · 17288 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.46 km N of Bay Point, California · 17288 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.015 km E of East Foothills, California · 17287 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.93 km ESE of Kenwood, California · 17286 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.74 km NE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17286 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.84 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17286 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.82 km NW of Orinda, California · 17285 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.12 km NW of Orinda, California · 17285 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.92 km NNW of Orinda, California · 17285 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.22 km NW of Orinda, California · 17285 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.89 km SE of Sunol, California · 17285 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.49 km SE of Sunol, California · 17283 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.24 km SSE of Pittsburg, California · 17283 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17283 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 3.10 km SE of Concord, California · 17276 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.74 km S of Suisun, California · 17272 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17271 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.311 km ESE of Sunol, California · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.012 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17270 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.83 km SE of Concord, California · 17270 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.03 km SE of Concord, California · 17270 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.74 km SSE of Fairview, California · 17270 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.71 km ENE of Piedmont, California · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.63 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17269 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 17269 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.72 km NNW of Crockett, California · 17268 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.119 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17266 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.617 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17266 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.721 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17266 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.93 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 17266 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.06 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 17265 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.29 km S of Muir Beach, California · 17265 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.02 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 17262 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.812 km WSW of Byron, California · 17262 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 3.312 km WSW of Byron, California · 17262 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17260 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.93 km E of Berkeley, California · 17257 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.61 km WNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 17256 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.92 km WNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 17256 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.75 km NE of San Leandro, California · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.65 km NE of San Leandro, California · 17255 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.89 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.916 km SSW of Tracy, California · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 3.32 km E of Union City, California · 17253 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.92 km E of Union City, California · 17253 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.93 km SSW of Mountain House, California · 17252 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.83 km E of Union City, California · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17247 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17247 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 3.62 km NNE of Diablo, California · 17247 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.42 km NE of Diablo, California · 17247 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17302 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.92 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 17304 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.31 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 17304 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.22 km NNE of Deer Park, California · 17306 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.5Northern California · 17310 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17310 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17310 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.56 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17312 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.82 km WSW of Lafayette, California · 17312 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.8Northern California · 17312 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.0Northern California · 17312 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.0Northern California · 17312 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.95 km NW of Acalanes Ridge, California · 17312 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.38 km S of Sunol, California · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.66 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045826. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC.