M1.6 earthquake 1km SW of Alamo, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1km SW of Alamo, CA on Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 2:48 PM PDT (21:48 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 1km NE of San Ramon, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-23 21:48:49 UTC
- Depth
- 8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.843° N, 122.042° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.64km ENE of Burlingame, CA · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
- 2.34km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 9
- 1.922km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.07km W of Kenwood, CA · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
- 2.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 18
- 2.09km SW of Brentwood, CA · 1799 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.52km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
- 1.61km SSE of San Ramon, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.66km N of San Leandro, CA · 1797 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.511km SW of Mountain House, CA · 1796 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.17km NE of San Martin, CA · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.61km W of Kensington, CA · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1,893
- 2.31km W of Kensington, CA · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 162
- 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1795 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.05km E of Fremont, CA · 1788 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
- 1.67km E of Penngrove, CA · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 1.714km E of Angwin, CA · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.710km NE of Napa, CA · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.91km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4,732
- 3.22km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.51km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 39
- 2.11km NNE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.31km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
- 1.71km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 259
- 1.52km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 19
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
- 1.61km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
- 1.61km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 8
- 1.51km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.62km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
- 2.72km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 88
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
- 1.71km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.91km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.83km S of Dillon Beach, CA · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.44km S of Dillon Beach, CA · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.78km WSW of Mountain House, CA · 1780 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.75km E of Fremont, CA · 1780 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.112km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.98km SSW of Brentwood, CA · 1779 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
- 2.211km NW of Morgan Hill, CA · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
- 1.97km ESE of Bethel Island, CA · 1779 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.67km ENE of Kenwood, CA · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.723km WNW of Bonny Doon, CA · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.51km W of Kensington, CA · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 965
- 2.01km W of Kensington, CA · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 43
- 2.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1770 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 38
- 1.74km S of Portola Valley, CA · 1767 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.74km S of Portola Valley, CA · 1767 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1766 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 2.54km N of San Leandro, CA · 1765 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 150
- 1.66km WSW of Colma, CA · 1762 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
- 2.22km E of Pacheco, CA · 1762 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.57km SW of Calistoga, CA · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 30
- 2.18km SW of Calistoga, CA · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.63km SSW of Half Moon Bay, CA · 1758 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
The first 60 of 70.
Before
- 2.04km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
- 2.84km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 328
- 2.14km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
- 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.91km S of San Ramon, CA · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
- 1.69km SE of Sunol, CA · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.65km SW of Clayton, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.816km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 70
- 2.010km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Crockett, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
- 1.63km W of Fruitdale, CA · 1820 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.612km W of Saratoga, CA · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.64km SSW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
- 2.14km WSW of Alamo, CA · 1823 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
- 2.16km SSW of Moraga, CA · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
- 2.16km SSW of Yountville, CA · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
- 1.95km SW of Pacheco, CA · 1825 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73643680. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.