California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km SE of Pittsburg, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Pittsburg, California on Wed, Feb 17, 1982, 3:27 AM PST (11:27 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-02-17 11:27:06 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.999° N, 121.853° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
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: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.65 km SE of Santa Rosa, California · 16297 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.95 km S of Calistoga, California · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSW of Antioch, California · 16294 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.6Northern California · 16294 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.01 km SE of Diablo, California · 16293 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.72 km WSW of Oakley, California · 16293 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.65 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 16293 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.8Northern California · 16293 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.07 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.82 km NW of Muir Beach, California · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.99 km S of Muir Beach, California · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.10 km W of Concord, California · 16283 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.77 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16281 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.64 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.75 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16279 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.12 km SSW of Sunol, California · 16278 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.82 km WNW of Fremont, California · 16277 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.23 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.41 km E of Piedmont, California · 16275 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.08 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.2Northern California · 16272 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.57 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16272 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.36 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 16271 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.98 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16270 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16269 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.611 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16266 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.911 km SSE of Elmira, California · 16266 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.020 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16266 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.70 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.52 km E of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.02 km E of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.92 km E of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.63 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16264 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.117 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.92 km E of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 3.06 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.85 km SE of Santa Rosa, California · 16263 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.62 km E of San Ramon, California · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 3.03 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.94 km E of Piedmont, California · 16261 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.75 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16261 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16261 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.92 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16260 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.53 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16260 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.92 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16260 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.411 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16300 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.612 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16302 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.68 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16302 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.01 km NNE of Clayton, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.48 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16304 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.918 km E of East Foothills, California · 16305 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.80 km SE of Concord, California · 16305 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.15 km ENE of Citrus Heights, California · 16306 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16306 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.95 km E of Dixon, California · 16306 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.84 km NNE of Dixon, California · 16307 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.911 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16307 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.313 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16308 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.93 km NE of Kenwood, California · 16308 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.76 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 16308 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.73 km SE of North Gate, California · 16309 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072207. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.