California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10km SSE of Sunol, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10km SSE of Sunol, CA on Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 6:19 AM PST (14:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4km SE of Aromas, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-11-19 14:19:38 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.517° N, 121.844° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
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: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.211km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.71km WSW of Pleasant Hill, CA · 2139 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.77km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2138 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.63km ESE of Highlands-Baywood Park, CA · 2137 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.66km W of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 2135 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.76km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2135 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.87km N of Pittsburg, CA · 2135 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.98km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.34km SW of Moss Landing, CA · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.211km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 52
  14. 2.111km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.83km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2127 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.75km S of Blackhawk, CA · 2127 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.94km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2126 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.82km N of Knightsen, CA · 2123 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 3.710km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2,305
  22. 3.510km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 597
  23. 1.62km N of El Cerrito, CA · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 24
  24. 2.02km E of Pacheco, CA · 2118 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.34km WNW of Dublin, CA · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 16
  26. 1.74km WNW of Dublin, CA · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.74km WNW of Dublin, CA · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.14km WNW of Dublin, CA · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.14km ESE of Hayward, CA · 2116 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.60km SE of Rollingwood, CA · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 13
  32. 1.77km N of Day Valley, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.50km SE of Rollingwood, CA · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 68
  34. 1.69km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.63km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 2112 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.82km SE of Pacheco, CA · 2112 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 28
  38. 1.72km E of Berkeley, CA · 2109 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.62km NW of Bay Point, CA · 2109 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.58km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.82km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.911km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.92km NNE of San Leandro, CA · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 22
  46. 2.61km WNW of Bay Point, CA · 2108 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 102
  47. 3.23km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 88
  48. 1.82km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  49. 2.83km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 403
  50. 2.12km SSW of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 13
  51. 2.04km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.014km SE of Livermore, CA · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.60km E of San Pablo, CA · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 271
  54. 3.37km S of Muir Beach, CA · 2103 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3,865
  55. 1.910km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.96km NE of Aromas, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.19km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.810km ESE of Livermore, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.53km NNE of Vine Hill, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.89km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.08km N of Pittsburg, CA · 2146 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.06km NNE of Pittsburg, CA · 2146 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.32km ESE of Pleasanton, CA · 2147 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.86km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2151 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 22
  7. 1.84km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.05km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 41
  9. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 293
  10. 1.53km NNW of Benicia, CA · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.95km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2153 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 14
  12. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.513km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.811km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.78km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2159 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.92km NNE of Bethel Island, CA · 2160 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.67km S of Gilroy, CA · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.16km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2162 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.55km N of Dublin, CA · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.99km NE of San Martin, CA · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73484246. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.