California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California on Thu, Feb 24, 1983, 9:22 AM PST (17:22 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-24 17:22:56 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.879° N, 122.240° 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
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15916 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.62 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15915 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.59 km ESE of Clayton, California · 15915 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.210 km S of Muir Beach, California · 15915 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.05 km S of Calistoga, California · 15914 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.813 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15914 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.49 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15913 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.610 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15913 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.610 km NW of Davenport, California · 15913 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.73 km NNW of Santa Rosa, California · 15913 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.43 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15911 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.66 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 15911 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.63 km ESE of Roseland, California · 15909 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.72 km E of Berkeley, California · 15908 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.912 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15907 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.710 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15907 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.36 km NNW of San Leandro, California · 15906 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.91 km N of Concord, California · 15904 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.57 km S of Sunol, California · 15903 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 15900 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.79 km SW of Brentwood, California · 15899 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.714 km NNE of Moskowite Corner, California · 15899 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.12 km E of Knightsen, California · 15899 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.71 km SSE of Knightsen, California · 15899 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.810 km NNW of Livermore, California · 15897 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.713 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15897 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.61 km SE of Alamo, California · 15893 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.82 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 15893 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.34 km N of Castro Valley, California · 15890 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15886 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.68 km ESE of Yountville, California · 15884 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.110 km N of Benicia, California · 15880 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.82 km SE of Concord, California · 15880 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15879 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.86 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15876 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.66 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15876 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.811 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15876 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.26 km NE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15875 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.09 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 15875 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.39 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15873 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.49 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15873 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.96 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15873 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.615 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15872 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.65 km E of South San Francisco, California · 15870 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.68 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15868 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.515 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15868 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15867 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.98 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 15865 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.98 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 15865 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.18 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 15865 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.83 km SE of Hayward, California · 15864 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.85 km SW of Kenwood, California · 15863 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 3.411 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15861 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.512 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15860 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.86 km W of Kenwood, California · 15860 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.07 km NW of Daly City, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.88 km SW of Calistoga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km N of East Foothills, California · 15917 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.72 km N of San Leandro, California · 15917 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.212 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15917 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15918 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15919 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.810 km SSE of Tracy, California · 15920 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSE of Tracy, California · 15920 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.05 km N of East Foothills, California · 15921 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.85 km N of East Foothills, California · 15922 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.09 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15922 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15922 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.75 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 15922 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.07 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15922 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15922 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.98 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15923 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.314 km SSE of Pescadero, California · 15923 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.110 km NW of Davenport, California · 15926 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.88 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.95 km WSW of Westley, California · 15928 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.913 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15929 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1088374. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.