California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California on Sun, Aug 26, 1979, 12:32 AM PDT (07:32 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km N of Danville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-08-26 07:32:08 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.862° N, 122.229° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km N of East Foothills, California · 17203 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.815 km S of Tracy, California · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.21 km N of Danville, California · 17202 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.910 km W of Broadmoor, California · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.34 km ENE of Livermore, California · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSW of Livermore, California · 17202 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.9Northern California · 17202 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.91 km N of Danville, California · 17201 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.21 km N of Danville, California · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.73 km E of Berkeley, California · 17201 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.12 km N of Danville, California · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.42 km N of Danville, California · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.22 km N of Danville, California · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.22 km N of Danville, California · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.61 km N of Danville, California · 17201 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.51 km N of Danville, California · 17201 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.92 km N of Danville, California · 17200 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.12 km N of Danville, California · 17199 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.92 km NE of Alamo, California · 17199 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.04 km NE of Livermore, California · 17196 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.83 km ENE of Livermore, California · 17196 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.14 km ENE of Livermore, California · 17196 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.952 km SW of Inverness, California · 17196 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 17194 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.91 km N of Danville, California · 17192 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.31 km N of Danville, California · 17192 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 3.21 km N of Danville, California · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.01 km N of Danville, California · 17192 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 17192 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.00 km NNW of Danville, California · 17185 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.20 km NNW of Danville, California · 17185 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.71 km NE of Danville, California · 17183 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.00 km N of Danville, California · 17183 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.53 km E of Berkeley, California · 17182 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.718 km E of East Foothills, California · 17180 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.11 km NNW of Danville, California · 17180 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.218 km E of East Foothills, California · 17179 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17178 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.90 km N of Danville, California · 17177 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.61 km NW of Concord, California · 17173 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17172 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17171 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.95 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 17170 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17170 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.12 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17170 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.118 km E of East Foothills, California · 17168 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.05 km N of American Canyon, California · 17167 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.413 km NNE of Angwin, California · 17165 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.9Northern California · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.912 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17162 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.81 km WNW of Blackhawk, California · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.91 km NE of Pittsburg, California · 17159 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.89 km NE of Benicia, California · 17159 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 3.09 km N of Green Valley, California · 17159 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.71 km NW of Ashland, California · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.82 km E of Orinda, California · 17158 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.65 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 17154 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 3.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.65 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 17150 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.08 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17208 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.214 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.13 km N of Piedmont, California · 17209 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.96 km NNE of Rohnert Park, California · 17209 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.53 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 17209 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.615 km W of Westley, California · 17210 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.03 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 17214 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.03 km E of Berkeley, California · 17215 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.17 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 17215 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.23 km E of Berkeley, California · 17215 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.59 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17216 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.65 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17217 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.32 km WSW of Lafayette, California · 17218 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.92 km ESE of Orinda, California · 17219 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.31 km WSW of Fairfield, California · 17219 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.61 km NNW of Lafayette, California · 17219 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.21 km ESE of Orinda, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.62 km WSW of Lafayette, California · 17219 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.82 km NW of Orinda, California · 17220 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.61 km NNE of Danville, California · 17220 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047425. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.