California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km E of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km E of Berkeley, California on Wed, Sep 19, 1979, 8:05 PM PDT (03:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16 km ENE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-09-20 03:05:24 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.874° N, 122.236° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.718 km E of East Foothills, California · 17173 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.11 km NNW of Danville, California · 17173 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.218 km E of East Foothills, California · 17172 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17171 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.90 km N of Danville, California · 17170 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.61 km NW of Concord, California · 17166 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17165 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 17163 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.12 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17163 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.118 km E of East Foothills, California · 17161 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.05 km N of American Canyon, California · 17160 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.413 km NNE of Angwin, California · 17159 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.9Northern California · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.912 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.81 km WNW of Blackhawk, California · 17154 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.91 km NE of Pittsburg, California · 17152 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.89 km NE of Benicia, California · 17152 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.09 km N of Green Valley, California · 17152 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.71 km NW of Ashland, California · 17151 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.82 km E of Orinda, California · 17151 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.65 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 17147 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17147 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.65 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 17143 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.311 km N of Moskowite Corner, California · 17141 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.68 km ESE of Loma Mar, California · 17140 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.31 km E of North Gate, California · 17138 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.76 km SW of Napa, California · 17138 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.13 km E of Berkeley, California · 17137 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.91 km NE of San Leandro, California · 17136 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.47 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17136 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.82 km SSW of Pleasanton, California · 17135 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.53 km S of Fairview, California · 17134 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.53 km S of Fairview, California · 17131 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17131 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.78 km SE of Moskowite Corner, California · 17131 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.03 km E of Berkeley, California · 17130 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.811 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17129 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 17129 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.111 km ESE of Sunol, California · 17128 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.25 km NE of Chinatown, California · 17128 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.29 km E of Angwin, California · 17127 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.43 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17126 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.76 km ENE of Windsor, California · 17125 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.121 km E of East Foothills, California · 17123 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.51 km NNW of Concord, California · 17123 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.91 km SSW of Fairview, California · 17123 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.12 km SSW of Fairview, California · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17121 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.73 km E of Cambrian Park, California · 17119 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.04 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 17118 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 3.316 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 17118 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.713 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 17117 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.85 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 17116 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.75 km E of East Foothills, California · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.716 km SE of Livermore, California · 17115 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.00 km N of Danville, California · 17176 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.71 km NE of Danville, California · 17176 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.20 km NNW of Danville, California · 17178 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.00 km NNW of Danville, California · 17178 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.01 km N of Danville, California · 17185 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.21 km N of Danville, California · 17185 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.31 km N of Danville, California · 17185 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.91 km N of Danville, California · 17185 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.952 km SW of Inverness, California · 17189 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.14 km ENE of Livermore, California · 17189 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.83 km ENE of Livermore, California · 17189 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.04 km NE of Livermore, California · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.92 km NE of Alamo, California · 17192 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.12 km N of Danville, California · 17192 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.92 km N of Danville, California · 17193 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.51 km N of Danville, California · 17194 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.61 km N of Danville, California · 17194 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.22 km N of Danville, California · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.22 km N of Danville, California · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047913. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.