M2.1 earthquake 3 km ENE of Berkeley, California

Magnitude

2.1 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Oct 2, 1982, 1:06 AM PDT

UTC

1982-10-02 08:06:24 UTC

Depth

9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.884° N, 122.242° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

41°

Stations used

52

• Berkeley, CaliforniaPopulation 120,972. Forecast3 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast558 kmNW

After

1. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 11:23 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Oct 8, 2:07 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.71 km NE of Pacheco, CaliforniaFri, Oct 8, 6:05 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
4. 2.04 km NNE of Fremont, CaliforniaSat, Oct 9, 3:59 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.43 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 2:26 AM PDT · 16052 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 5:50 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.73 km ENE of Alamo, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 10:47 PM PDT · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
8. 1.94 km N of Kenwood, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 10:57 PM PDT · 16049 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.96 km ESE of Roseland, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 11:11 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.41 km NE of Danville, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 12:20 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
11. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 4:58 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.212 km WSW of Byron, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 1:13 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.66 km WSW of Eldridge, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 5:34 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.66 km S of Calistoga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 21, 5:38 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.312 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Oct 21, 9:24 PM PDT · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.610 km S of Muir Beach, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 10:55 AM PDT · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
17. 1.87 km S of Sunol, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 1:43 PM PDT · 16036 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.710 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaMon, Nov 1, 3:47 AM PST · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.13 km SSW of Green Valley, CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 6:33 PM PST · 16030 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
20. 3.23 km W of Moskowite Corner, CaliforniaThu, Nov 4, 7:10 AM PST · 16029 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
21. 2.53 km W of Livermore, CaliforniaFri, Nov 5, 12:50 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
22. 2.03 km W of Livermore, CaliforniaFri, Nov 5, 8:56 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
23. 2.03 km W of Livermore, CaliforniaSat, Nov 6, 1:28 PM PST · 16027 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
24. 1.518 km NW of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaSun, Nov 7, 2:28 PM PST · 16026 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
25. 1.612 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaTue, Nov 9, 5:01 AM PST · 16024 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.518 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Nov 9, 6:02 AM PST · 16024 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
27. 2.33 km ESE of Los Gatos, CaliforniaTue, Nov 9, 9:24 AM PST · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
28. 1.9Northern CaliforniaWed, Nov 10, 2:00 PM PST · 16023 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
29. 1.61 km ENE of East Richmond Heights, CaliforniaWed, Nov 10, 2:02 PM PST · 16023 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
30. 2.13 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 11:49 AM PST · 16022 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
31. 3.09 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Nov 14, 4:51 PM PST · 16019 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
32. 1.711 km SW of Brentwood, CaliforniaMon, Nov 15, 1:22 AM PST · 16018 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
33. 1.57 km SSW of Calistoga, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 3:08 AM PST · 16015 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
34. 2.211 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Nov 19, 1:01 AM PST · 16014 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
35. 2.08 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Nov 19, 5:17 AM PST · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.72 km ESE of Pittsburg, CaliforniaSun, Nov 21, 3:53 AM PST · 16012 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
37. 1.67 km ESE of Santa Rosa, CaliforniaSun, Nov 21, 11:55 PM PST · 16011 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
38. 1.52 km SW of Dublin, CaliforniaMon, Nov 22, 4:28 AM PST · 16011 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.25 km ESE of Santa Rosa, CaliforniaWed, Nov 24, 11:45 PM PST · 16008 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
40. 1.917 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Nov 25, 10:21 PM PST · 16007 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
41. 3.33 km N of Green Valley, CaliforniaFri, Nov 26, 1:29 AM PST · 16007 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
42. 2.42 km N of Green Valley, CaliforniaFri, Nov 26, 2:01 AM PST · 16007 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
43. 1.92 km WSW of Green Valley, CaliforniaFri, Nov 26, 10:15 AM PST · 16007 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
44. 2.222 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaMon, Nov 29, 2:23 AM PST · 16004 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
45. 2.021 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaMon, Nov 29, 2:25 AM PST · 16004 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
46. 1.61 km NNW of Diablo, CaliforniaMon, Nov 29, 7:59 AM PST · 16004 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
47. 1.712 km NNE of Angwin, CaliforniaTue, Nov 30, 9:38 AM PST · 16003 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.210 km SW of Brentwood, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 1:36 PM PDT · 16063 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.87 km W of Calistoga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 28, 10:52 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.55 km SE of Cambrian Park, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 6:54 PM PDT · 16067 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 7:41 AM PDT · 16067 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.84 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 3:17 AM PDT · 16068 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 3:44 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.93 km W of Livermore, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 5:46 AM PDT · 16069 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.64 km ESE of San Ramon, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 9:33 PM PDT · 16071 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.513 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 7:06 AM PDT · 16071 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.28 km W of Calistoga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 11:04 PM PDT · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 3:36 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.89 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 1:29 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.82 km ENE of Inverness, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 3:38 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.82 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 2:16 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 9:02 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.07 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 9:11 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.23 km WSW of Clayton, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 9:44 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.86 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 5:01 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
19. 3.16 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 4:59 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Sep 10, 3:14 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079831. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.