California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California on Fri, May 6, 1983, 12:23 PM PDT (19:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 3 km N of Ashland, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-06 19:23:13 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.862° N, 122.238° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
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: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Northern California · 15853 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.716 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.211 km SW of Brentwood, California · 15852 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.21 km ESE of Country Club, California · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.66 km ESE of Sunol, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.13 km W of Orinda, California · 15846 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.64 km SSW of Clayton, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.310 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.67 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.66 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.86 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.42 km N of Kensington, California · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.64 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15836 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.91 km W of American Canyon, California · 15835 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.84 km SW of Calistoga, California · 15834 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.811 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.810 km E of Blackhawk, California · 15833 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.06 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15830 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.80 km WSW of Castro Valley, California · 15828 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.11 km WNW of Point Reyes Station, California · 15828 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.84 km SE of Tracy, California · 15827 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.05 km NE of Fairview, California · 15827 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 3.83 km N of Ashland, California · 15825 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.33 km N of Ashland, California · 15824 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.94 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15824 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.72 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 15824 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.51 km ENE of Pittsburg, California · 15824 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.56 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.83 km N of Ashland, California · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.39 km N of Pittsburg, California · 15820 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 3.112 km N of Pittsburg, California · 15820 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15819 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.820 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 15819 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.45 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15816 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.98 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15815 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.710 km SE of Sunol, California · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.89 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.56 km SW of Moraga, California · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.921 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.86 km ENE of Sunol, California · 15813 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.910 km S of Muir Beach, California · 15813 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.6Northern California · 15813 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.016 km SE of Livermore, CA · 15813 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.011 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.76 km ENE of Penngrove, California · 15811 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.61 km W of Pleasant Hill, California · 15810 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.79 km N of East Foothills, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.92 km NE of Pacheco, California · 15808 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.40 km WSW of Rollingwood, California · 15808 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.621 km E of East Foothills, California · 15806 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.95 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15805 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.05 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15805 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.75 km NE of Pleasanton, California · 15805 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.65 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15805 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.05 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15805 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.65 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15805 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.76 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15805 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.55 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15805 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.7Northern California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.910 km ESE of Blackhawk, California · 15854 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.57 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.510 km NE of San Martin, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.86 km E of Livermore, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.38 km N of East Foothills, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.56 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15860 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.712 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNE of Grayson, California · 15861 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.02 km NE of Diablo, California · 15862 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.67 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 15862 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.53 km ENE of Calistoga, California · 15863 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.63 km ENE of Calistoga, California · 15864 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.88 km SW of Calistoga, California · 15865 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.07 km NW of Daly City, California · 15865 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.86 km W of Kenwood, California · 15868 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.512 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15868 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.411 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15869 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093204. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.