California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California on Sun, Oct 5, 1986, 3:39 AM PDT (10:39 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-05 10:39:20 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.882° N, 122.243° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 14598 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.04 km NE of Windsor, California · 14598 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.01 km WSW of Angwin, California · 14598 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSW of Fairview, California · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14594 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.64 km W of Angwin, California · 14593 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.21 km SSW of Diablo, California · 14593 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.92 km SSW of Diablo, California · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.62 km ESE of Danville, California · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.02 km ESE of Danville, California · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.21 km SSW of Diablo, California · 14593 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.62 km SSW of Diablo, California · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.72 km ESE of Danville, California · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.72 km ESE of Danville, California · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14592 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14591 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.73 km E of Discovery Bay, California · 14591 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.19 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14590 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.62 km ESE of Danville, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.110 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.94 km WNW of Tracy, California · 14588 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14588 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.53 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.43 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.611 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 14587 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.510 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 14586 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14586 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.7Northern California · 14586 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.82 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 14584 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14584 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.514 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14583 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14582 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.46 km SE of Pescadero, California · 14582 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.77 km N of East Foothills, California · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.412 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14580 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.010 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 14579 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.29 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 14578 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14578 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14578 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14578 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 3.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.111 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14576 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14576 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.40 km WNW of Concord, California · 14576 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.714 km E of Angwin, California · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.612 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14574 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.615 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14572 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.71 km SSW of Alamo, California · 14572 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.44 km SE of Rodeo, California · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14571 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.19 km WNW of Bolinas, California · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.47 km E of East Foothills, California · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.73 km ESE of Brentwood, California · 14600 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.47 km E of East Foothills, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.13 km NE of Clyde, California · 14601 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.514 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14601 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.318 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.514 km W of Westley, California · 14602 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.717 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14603 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.64 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.95 km E of Penngrove, California · 14605 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.0Northern California · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.55 km WNW of Dublin, California · 14606 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.514 km E of Angwin, California · 14609 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.61 km ESE of Alamo, California · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14611 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc84757. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.