California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California on Tue, Oct 28, 1980, 2:26 PM PST (22:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km NE of Milpitas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-10-28 22:26:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.864° N, 122.231° 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
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.80 km NNE of Bolinas, California · 16772 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.611 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16772 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.912 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16771 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16771 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.26 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16771 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.017 km NE of Angwin, California · 16771 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.017 km NE of Angwin, California · 16771 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.818 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16771 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.95 km ESE of La Honda, California · 16770 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.03 km N of Piedmont, California · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.67 km S of Muir Beach, California · 16769 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.58 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16769 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.79 km SSE of Sunol, California · 16768 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.77 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 16763 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.013 km E of Angwin, California · 16763 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.44 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16763 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.93 km S of Point Reyes Station, California · 16761 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.83 km SSW of Davenport, California · 16761 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.4Northern California · 16759 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.1Northern California · 16759 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16759 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.72 km ENE of Bay Point, California · 16758 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.52 km ENE of Bay Point, California · 16757 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16756 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.82 km SSW of Campbell, California · 16756 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.813 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16756 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.65 km W of Kenwood, California · 16754 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.316 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16754 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 3.210 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.510 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 3.04 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16753 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.94 km ESE of Union City, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.94 km E of Union City, California · 16750 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.54 km ESE of Union City, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.210 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16750 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.94 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.69 km S of Livermore, California · 16749 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.21 km WNW of Concord, California · 16749 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.91 km WNW of Concord, California · 16748 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.54 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16746 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.84 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16745 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.67 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16745 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16745 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.29 km NE of San Martin, California · 16744 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.73 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 16744 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.23 km E of San Leandro, California · 16743 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.69 km S of Antioch, California · 16743 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.110 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16742 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.76 km NNW of Lafayette, California · 16741 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.11 km N of Kensington, California · 16741 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.53 km N of Union City, California · 16740 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.810 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16739 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.914 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16738 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.64 km E of Union City, California · 16737 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.21 km W of Emeryville, California · 16737 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.9Northern California · 16733 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.99 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16733 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.64 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16732 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.04 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16732 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.85 km SW of Davenport, California · 16776 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 16777 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.53 km SW of Davenport, California · 16777 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.112 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16778 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.67 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 16778 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.74 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 16779 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.014 km NNE of Angwin, California · 16781 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16781 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.819 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16781 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16783 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.811 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16784 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.011 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16784 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.39 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16785 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.69 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16785 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.05 km SSW of Dublin, California · 16786 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.52 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 16787 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.82 km WNW of Cambrian Park, California · 16788 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.82 km NE of Union City, California · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.58 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16790 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16793 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056602. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.