California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km ESE of Suisun, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Suisun, California on Sun, Nov 10, 1985, 11:00 AM PST (19:00 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km S of Concord, 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
1985-11-10 19:00:41 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.188° N, 121.874° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.18 km NE of Milpitas, California · 14935 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.65 km W of Robbins, California · 14935 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.914 km E of Angwin, California · 14933 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14933 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.76 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 14933 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.910 km E of Livermore, California · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.614 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14931 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.94 km E of Fairview, California · 14931 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.29 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14930 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.51 km E of Knights Landing, California · 14929 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.80 km S of Concord, California · 14927 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.80 km NE of Concord, California · 14927 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.76 km NNE of Blackhawk, California · 14926 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.212 km E of Geyserville, California · 14925 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14924 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14924 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.55 km ENE of Fremont, California · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.35 km SW of Sunol, California · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.11 km WSW of Roseland, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.111 km SSE of Elmira, California · 14919 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.83 km ESE of Rodeo, California · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.78 km SE of Sunol, California · 14917 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.912 km NE of Windsor, California · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.93 km NNE of Healdsburg, California · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.910 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14917 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.614 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14916 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14915 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.66 km SW of Mountain House, California · 14914 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.53 km N of East Foothills, California · 14914 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.110 km SE of Livermore, California · 14914 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.610 km SE of Livermore, California · 14914 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.97 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.19 km SE of Livermore, California · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.69 km SE of Livermore, California · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.614 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14911 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.73 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 14910 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.317 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14910 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.73 km N of East Foothills, California · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.02 km W of Forestville, California · 14907 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.45 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14906 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 14906 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.05 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 14904 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.69 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14904 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.89 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14904 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.63 km N of East Foothills, California · 14903 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.90 km NNW of Concord, California · 14900 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.50 km W of Pleasant Hill, California · 14900 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.13 km SSE of Sunol, California · 14897 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.03 km N of Pittsburg, California · 14897 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.07 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 14938 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.06 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 14938 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.91 km ENE of Green Valley, California · 14940 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.23 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 14940 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.57 km ENE of Penngrove, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.87 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14940 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14942 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.04 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 14943 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14944 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.28 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14946 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.48 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14947 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.612 km E of East Foothills, California · 14948 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14950 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.910 km WSW of Arbuckle, California · 14950 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.65 km W of Arbuckle, California · 14951 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.52 km W of Concord, California · 14953 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.65 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 14954 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.93 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.73 km N of Piedmont, California · 14962 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.80 km WSW of Concord, California · 14966 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58717. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.