M1.7 earthquake 2km E of Berkeley, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 3:12 PM PST

UTC

2020-12-24 23:12:12 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.872° N, 122.254° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

21°

Stations used

78

• Berkeley, CaliforniaPopulation 120,972. Forecast2 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast557 kmNW

After

1. 1.62km NW of Bay Point, CAThu, Dec 24, 11:53 PM PST · 2109 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.58km ENE of Alum Rock, CAFri, Dec 25, 4:24 AM PST · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
3. 1.92km NNE of San Leandro, CAFri, Dec 25, 11:40 PM PST · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.616km E of Seven Trees, CASat, Dec 26, 2:57 AM PST · 2107 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 22
5. 2.61km WNW of Bay Point, CASat, Dec 26, 2:07 PM PST · 2107 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 102
6. 1.82km S of Los Altos Hills, CASun, Dec 27, 11:21 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
7. 2.83km S of Los Altos Hills, CATue, Dec 29, 8:26 PM PST · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 403
8. 2.12km SSW of Los Altos Hills, CAWed, Dec 30, 8:48 AM PST · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 13
9. 2.014km SE of Livermore, CAWed, Dec 30, 6:53 PM PST · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.60km E of San Pablo, CAThu, Dec 31, 1:44 AM PST · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 271
11. 3.37km S of Muir Beach, CAThu, Dec 31, 5:41 AM PST · 2102 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3,865
12. 2.19km ENE of Milpitas, CASat, Jan 2, 5:44 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
13. 1.810km ESE of Livermore, CASat, Jan 2, 5:50 PM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.66km WSW of Glen Ellen, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:57 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 16
15. 2.26km WSW of Glen Ellen, CAMon, Jan 4, 5:26 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.53km NNE of Vine Hill, CATue, Jan 5, 12:26 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
17. 1.89km ENE of Milpitas, CATue, Jan 5, 5:24 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.63km WNW of Concord, CATue, Jan 5, 11:43 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 84
19. 1.92km SE of Pacheco, CAWed, Jan 6, 3:33 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
20. 3.08km NE of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:44 AM PST · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 442
21. 2.34km ENE of Walnut Creek, CAThu, Jan 7, 5:52 AM PST · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 28
22. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CASat, Jan 9, 11:51 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
23. 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CASun, Jan 10, 3:13 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.63km ESE of Union City, CASun, Jan 10, 3:42 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
25. 2.02km NNW of Kensington, CATue, Jan 12, 5:26 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 15
26. 1.914km E of Yountville, CATue, Jan 12, 6:01 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
27. 3.62km W of Concord, CAThu, Jan 14, 11:18 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3,784
28. 2.12km WNW of Concord, CAThu, Jan 14, 11:26 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 106
29. 1.73km S of Los Altos Hills, CAThu, Jan 14, 10:16 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
30. 1.815km NNE of Morgan Hill, CAFri, Jan 15, 11:20 AM PST · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
31. 2.22km S of Los Altos Hills, CAMon, Jan 18, 1:01 AM PST · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
32. 1.610km ESE of Alum Rock, CAMon, Jan 18, 2:45 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.73km NNW of Santa Rosa, CAMon, Jan 18, 8:22 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1,374
34. 2.37km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CATue, Jan 19, 5:22 AM PST · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
35. 1.87km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CATue, Jan 19, 6:19 AM PST · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
36. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CATue, Jan 19, 8:18 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
37. 1.63km ENE of Walnut Creek, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:44 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
38. 1.86km E of Milpitas, CAWed, Jan 20, 10:07 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
39. 2.06km WNW of San Francisco Zoo, CAWed, Jan 20, 2:31 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
40. 1.93km S of Los Altos Hills, CAThu, Jan 21, 12:21 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 13
41. 1.66km E of Santa Rosa, CAThu, Jan 21, 1:25 AM PST · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
42. 3.01km W of Concord, CAThu, Jan 21, 4:48 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 728
43. 2.05km SW of Danville, CAWed, Jan 27, 10:20 PM PST · 2075 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
44. 1.79km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CAThu, Jan 28, 9:20 AM PST · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
45. 1.92km NW of Orinda, CAThu, Jan 28, 11:58 PM PST · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
46. 2.57km ENE of Rohnert Park, CASat, Jan 30, 1:34 PM PST · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 18
47. 1.77km ENE of Rohnert Park, CASat, Jan 30, 1:37 PM PST · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
48. 2.07km ENE of Rohnert Park, CASat, Jan 30, 2:24 PM PST · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
49. 1.67km ENE of Rohnert Park, CASat, Jan 30, 2:28 PM PST · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
50. 2.12km WNW of Castro Valley, CAMon, Feb 1, 5:57 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 12
51. 2.63km ESE of Berkeley, CATue, Feb 2, 9:12 PM PST · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 661
52. 1.53km ESE of Berkeley, CATue, Feb 2, 11:52 PM PST · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
53. 2.212km WSW of Saratoga, CAThu, Feb 4, 12:41 PM PST · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
54. 2.09km E of Alum Rock, CAFri, Feb 5, 10:58 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
55. 3.210km NE of Milpitas, CASun, Feb 7, 4:45 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 436
56. 1.810km NE of Milpitas, CASun, Feb 7, 4:52 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
57. 1.510km NE of Milpitas, CASun, Feb 7, 4:54 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
58. 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CASun, Feb 7, 8:20 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
59. 1.611km NE of Milpitas, CASun, Feb 7, 11:02 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
60. 2.011km NE of Milpitas, CAMon, Feb 8, 1:55 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

1. 1.55km NNE of Windsor, CAWed, Dec 23, 12:23 PM PST · 2110 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.82km SE of Pacheco, CAMon, Dec 21, 11:07 PM PST · 2112 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
3. 1.63km ESE of Pacheco, CAMon, Dec 21, 10:35 PM PST · 2112 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.69km NE of Milpitas, CAMon, Dec 21, 5:12 PM PST · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.50km SE of Rollingwood, CAMon, Dec 21, 7:41 AM PST · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 68
6. 1.77km N of Day Valley, CAMon, Dec 21, 12:15 AM PST · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.60km SE of Rollingwood, CASun, Dec 20, 5:02 AM PST · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.14km ESE of Hayward, CAFri, Dec 18, 10:52 AM PST · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.14km WNW of Dublin, CAFri, Dec 18, 3:17 AM PST · 2115 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
10. 1.74km WNW of Dublin, CAThu, Dec 17, 6:16 PM PST · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.74km WNW of Dublin, CAThu, Dec 17, 5:37 PM PST · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.34km WNW of Dublin, CAThu, Dec 17, 5:11 PM PST · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 16
13. 2.02km E of Pacheco, CAWed, Dec 16, 2:24 AM PST · 2117 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
14. 1.62km N of El Cerrito, CATue, Dec 15, 7:02 AM PST · 2118 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 24
15. 1.82km N of Knightsen, CAFri, Dec 11, 1:10 AM PST · 2122 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.75km S of Blackhawk, CAMon, Dec 7, 11:53 AM PST · 2126 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.83km ESE of Berkeley, CASun, Dec 6, 6:50 PM PST · 2127 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CAThu, Dec 3, 12:58 PM PST · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.87km N of Pittsburg, CASun, Nov 29, 5:44 AM PST · 2134 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.66km W of San Francisco Zoo, CASun, Nov 29, 12:55 AM PST · 2134 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73502420. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.