California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km E of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km E of Berkeley, California on Tue, May 29, 1979, 3:22 PM PDT (22:22 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
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-05-29 22:22:10 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.871° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km N of Bay Point, California · 17288 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.015 km E of East Foothills, California · 17287 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of Kenwood, California · 17286 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.74 km NE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17285 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.84 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17285 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.82 km NW of Orinda, California · 17285 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.12 km NW of Orinda, California · 17285 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.92 km NNW of Orinda, California · 17285 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.22 km NW of Orinda, California · 17285 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.89 km SE of Sunol, California · 17285 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.49 km SE of Sunol, California · 17283 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.24 km SSE of Pittsburg, California · 17283 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17283 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.10 km SE of Concord, California · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.74 km S of Suisun, California · 17272 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17271 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.311 km ESE of Sunol, California · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.012 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17270 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.83 km SE of Concord, California · 17270 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 3.03 km SE of Concord, California · 17270 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.74 km SSE of Fairview, California · 17270 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.71 km ENE of Piedmont, California · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.63 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17269 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 17269 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.72 km NNW of Crockett, California · 17267 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.119 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17266 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.617 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17266 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.721 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17266 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.93 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 17266 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.06 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 17265 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.29 km S of Muir Beach, California · 17265 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.02 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 17262 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.812 km WSW of Byron, California · 17262 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 3.312 km WSW of Byron, California · 17262 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17260 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.93 km E of Berkeley, California · 17257 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.61 km WNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 17256 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.92 km WNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 17256 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.75 km NE of San Leandro, California · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.65 km NE of San Leandro, California · 17254 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.89 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.916 km SSW of Tracy, California · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.32 km E of Union City, California · 17253 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.92 km E of Union City, California · 17253 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.93 km SSW of Mountain House, California · 17252 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.83 km E of Union City, California · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17247 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17247 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 3.62 km NNE of Diablo, California · 17247 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.42 km NE of Diablo, California · 17247 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.74 km SE of North Gate, California · 17245 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.43 km NNW of Blackhawk, California · 17245 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.96 km NW of Day Valley, California · 17244 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.61 km SW of Hillsborough, California · 17244 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17243 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.55 km WSW of Antioch, California · 17243 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.29 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17289 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.13 km SSW of Green Valley, California · 17296 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.35 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 17297 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.913 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17298 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.72 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 17301 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17302 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.92 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 17304 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.31 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 17304 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.22 km NNE of Deer Park, California · 17306 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.5Northern California · 17310 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17310 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17310 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17310 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.56 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17312 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.82 km WSW of Lafayette, California · 17312 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045983. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.