M1.8 earthquake 1km ENE of Alamo, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1km ENE of Alamo, CA on Mon, Aug 16, 2021, 9:27 AM PDT (16:27 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 3km N of San Leandro, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-16 16:27:16 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.852° N, 122.021° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 37°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.513km E of Angwin, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.512km ESE of Angwin, CA · 1874 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
- 1.64km SW of Colma, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.82km NW of Pacifica, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
- 2.115km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.07km W of Calistoga, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 8
- 1.77km WSW of St. Helena, CA · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.83km SW of Alamo, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.53km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 122
- 1.57km WSW of St. Helena, CA · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.14km S of Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
- 1.78km SSW of Livermore, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.411km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.88km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, CA · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.73km SW of Angwin, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.66km S of Livermore, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 81
- 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
- 1.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.71km N of Bolinas, CA · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.57km S of Calistoga, CA · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.76km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
- 1.73km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 1849 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.81km NW of Diablo, CA · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 139
- 1.86km W of Allendale, CA · 1845 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.38km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
- 3.16km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 379
- 1.56km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.49km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
- 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.53km NNW of Union City, CA · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.83km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
- 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 23
- 1.94km SW of Newark, CA · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
- 1.85km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
- 1.81km WNW of Walnut Creek, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
- 2.71km SSE of Vallejo, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 481
- 2.12km E of Hayward, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 22
- 1.514km SW of Portola Valley, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.76km SW of Calistoga, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.23km ESE of Santa Rosa, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1,048
- 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.03km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 860
- 1.59km NE of Santa Rosa, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.78km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
- 3.43km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1,793
- 1.53km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 14
- 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 103
- 2.019km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.85km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.70km N of Byron, CA · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 48
- 1.61km S of Blackhawk, CA · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.82km SE of Pacheco, CA · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
The first 60 of 72.
Before
- 2.413km NE of Yountville, CA · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 1.75km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.58km SW of Calistoga, CA · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.55km E of Fremont, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.61km NE of Berkeley, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.32km WNW of Tomales, CA · 1879 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 17
- 1.810km NE of Napa, CA · 1879 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.01km NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · 1881 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 12
- 2.115km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
- 2.45km SE of Portola Valley, CA · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 12
- 2.22km E of Saratoga, CA · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 48
- 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.52km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.911km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
- 1.54km E of Moraga, CA · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.87km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.710km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73610731. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.