California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California on Mon, Nov 14, 1983, 6:55 PM PST (02:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 1 km NNW of Point Reyes Station, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-15 02:55:07 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.865° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km NNW of Point Reyes Station, California · 15652 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.215 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15652 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.24 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15649 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.05 km SW of Dublin, California · 15648 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.45 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.75 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 15644 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.62 km SE of Pacheco, California · 15643 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.915 km S of Pescadero, California · 15642 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.010 km N of Pittsburg, California · 15641 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.722 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15640 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15638 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.612 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15638 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.63 km ESE of Moskowite Corner, California · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.22 km NNE of Diablo, California · 15636 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.97 km E of Penngrove, California · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.612 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 15633 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.822 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.714 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15631 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15628 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.410 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15628 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.56 km E of Penngrove, California · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.010 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.16 km E of East Foothills, California · 15625 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.213 km ESE of Angwin, California · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.58 km SW of Calistoga, California · 15623 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.03 km NNW of Pittsburg, California · 15622 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.63 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.83 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.21 km SSE of East Richmond Heights, California · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.66 km ESE of Discovery Bay, California · 15615 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.61 km NNW of Ashland, California · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.32 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15614 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.02 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.72 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15614 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.511 km WSW of Byron, California · 15613 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.72 km NNE of Union City, California · 15613 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.02 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.013 km WSW of Esparto, California · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.06 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.213 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15604 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.56 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 15602 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.71 km NNE of North Gate, California · 15602 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 3.37 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.66 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15601 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.55 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15600 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.75 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.014 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15600 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.96 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.63 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.65 km NW of Napa, California · 15598 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.65 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.715 km NE of Angwin, California · 15596 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, California · 15596 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 3.26 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15596 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15596 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.86 km ENE of Windsor, California · 15596 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.64 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 15655 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15656 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.16 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 15658 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.79 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.94 km N of Benicia, California · 15660 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.216 km SSW of Point Reyes Station, California · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.53 km ESE of Roseland, California · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.82 km N of Blackhawk, California · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.61 km W of Visitacion Valley, California · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.07 km SW of Calistoga, California · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.52 km S of Concord, California · 15664 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.61 km NNE of San Pablo, California · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.44 km ESE of Sonoma, California · 15667 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.75 km NE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.84 km SE of North Gate, California · 15669 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15671 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.71 km WSW of Dublin, California · 15675 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.91 km WSW of Dublin, California · 15675 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.03 km NNE of Santa Rosa, California · 15676 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1106852. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.