California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3km ESE of Berkeley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3km ESE of Berkeley, CA on Tue, Feb 2, 2021, 11:52 PM PST (07:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10km NE of Milpitas, 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
2021-02-03 07:52:29 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.863° N, 122.243° W
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
24°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.09km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.210km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 436
  4. 1.810km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.510km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.611km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.011km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.18km ESE of Fremont, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.68km NE of Windsor, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.00km SE of Pleasant Hill, CA · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.96km N of Alum Rock, CA · 2063 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 11
  13. 2.78km ESE of Fremont, CA · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 145
  14. 1.84km NE of Pleasanton, CA · 2062 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.68km ESE of Fremont, CA · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.23km SW of Green Valley, CA · 2057 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2056 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.61km ENE of Union City, CA · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 326
  19. 2.111km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.78km NE of Windsor, CA · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.65km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2050 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.82km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.32km SE of Danville, CA · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 43
  24. 1.96km E of Milpitas, CA · 2049 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 14
  25. 1.62km N of San Ramon, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.88km NE of Windsor, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.310km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.013km E of Angwin, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.113km E of Angwin, CA · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.63km WSW of Blackhawk, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.66km ESE of Fairview, CA · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.213km WNW of Calistoga, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.85km ESE of St. Helena, CA · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.96km ESE of St. Helena, CA · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.110km SE of Sunol, CA · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.16km WSW of St. Helena, CA · 2039 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 234
  38. 1.93km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  39. 1.75km WNW of Angwin, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.76km SSW of Yountville, CA · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.62km E of Vallejo, CA · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.616km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.710km WNW of American Canyon, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 20
  44. 1.65km S of Yountville, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  46. 2.810km ENE of Yountville, CA · 2020 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 42
  47. 1.811km ENE of Yountville, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.710km SE of Sunol, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.515km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.67km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 90
  51. 1.99km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.610km WNW of Calistoga, CA · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.14km WSW of Pleasanton, CA · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.63km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 661
  2. 2.12km WNW of Castro Valley, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  3. 1.67km ENE of Rohnert Park, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.07km ENE of Rohnert Park, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.77km ENE of Rohnert Park, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.57km ENE of Rohnert Park, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 18
  7. 1.92km NW of Orinda, CA · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.79km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.05km SW of Danville, CA · 2075 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.01km W of Concord, CA · 2081 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 728
  11. 1.66km E of Santa Rosa, CA · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.93km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 13
  13. 2.06km WNW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.86km E of Milpitas, CA · 2082 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.63km ENE of Walnut Creek, CA · 2083 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.87km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.37km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
  19. 2.73km NNW of Santa Rosa, CA · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1,374
  20. 1.610km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73517846. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.