California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10km NE of Milpitas, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km NE of Milpitas, CA on Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 3:47 PM PDT (22:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10km NE of Milpitas, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-08-17 22:47:00 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.495° N, 121.824° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2239 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.14km WSW of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2237 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.68km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.79km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.819km WNW of Bonny Doon, CA · 2230 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.024km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 2230 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.79km NE of San Martin, CA · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.52km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 23
  9. 2.04km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.810km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.90km SW of Los Gatos, CA · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.210km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2227 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.84km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2227 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.714km SW of Santa Cruz, CA · 2226 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.810km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.96km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2225 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.310km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 8
  18. 2.010km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.32km NE of El Cerrito, CA · 2222 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 99
  20. 2.96km NE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 19
  21. 1.66km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2221 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.72km SSE of Crockett, CA · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 611
  23. 1.913km ENE of Hollister, CA · 2221 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.82km N of Danville, CA · 2220 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.63km ESE of San Leandro, CA · 2219 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 226
  26. 3.23km ESE of San Leandro, CA · 2219 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3,304
  27. 1.512km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2218 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.510km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2218 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.23km ENE of Walnut Creek, CA · 2216 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 20
  31. 2.120km SW of Gustine, CA · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.57km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.63km ENE of Oakland, CA · 2213 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.518km W of Boulder Creek, CA · 2212 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.519km SSE of Livermore, CA · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.110km ESE of Livermore, CA · 2211 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.55km NNW of Aromas, CA · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
  38. 1.56km NW of Pacifica, CA · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.46km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  40. 2.06km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.08km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.63km E of Aromas, CA · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.44km WNW of Hollister, CA · 2207 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 10
  44. 2.22km SW of Lexington Hills, CA · 2202 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.62km NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2200 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.27km S of Livermore, CA · 2199 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 26
  48. 2.06km S of Livermore, CA · 2199 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.522km WSW of Patterson, CA · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.310km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 3.410km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1,065
  52. 2.010km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2198 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 19
  53. 3.510km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1,428
  54. 2.010km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2198 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 27
  55. 2.110km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2198 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.810km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 1.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2198 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.71km SW of Diablo, CA · 2198 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.54km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 16

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.68km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 2239 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 47
  2. 2.110km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 77
  4. 3.510km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 781
  5. 1.64km SSW of Newark, CA · 2240 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.66km SW of Clayton, CA · 2240 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 38
  7. 2.56km NE of Alamo, CA · 2242 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 48
  8. 2.219km WNW of Bonny Doon, CA · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.76km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 2244 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.96km E of Fremont, CA · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.03km N of Hollister, CA · 2246 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.34km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.83km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.96km NE of Alamo, CA · 2247 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.99km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.022km W of Bonny Doon, CA · 2250 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 59
  18. 1.63km ESE of Union City, CA · 2252 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.17km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2253 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.110km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2253 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73447315. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.