M1.9 earthquake 3km ESE of Berkeley, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3km ESE of Berkeley, CA on Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 2:57 PM PST (22:57 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 15km N of Morgan Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-05 22:57:53 UTC
- Depth
- 7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.862° N, 122.247° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 20°
- Stations used
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75km WNW of Angwin, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Yountville, CA · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 1.62km E of Vallejo, CA · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.616km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.710km WNW of American Canyon, CA · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 20
- 1.65km S of Yountville, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
- 2.810km ENE of Yountville, CA · 2020 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 42
- 1.811km ENE of Yountville, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710km SE of Sunol, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.515km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
- 2.67km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 90
- 1.99km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.610km WNW of Calistoga, CA · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 2.14km WSW of Pleasanton, CA · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.420km SE of Livermore, CA · 2007 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.40km W of Pleasant Hill, CA · 2006 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 54
- 2.56km S of Calistoga, CA · 2006 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 10
- 1.81km SW of East Richmond Heights, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.66km NNE of Windsor, CA · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.914km SE of Livermore, CA · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 70
- 3.36km S of Calistoga, CA · 2003 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 262
- 2.314km SE of Livermore, CA · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
- 2.09km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Pacifica, CA · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 13
- 1.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.214km SE of Livermore, CA · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
- 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.66km SSW of Calistoga, CA · 1995 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.63km NNW of Angwin, CA · 1994 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.36km WSW of Colma, CA · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 13
- 1.66km SSW of Calistoga, CA · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.83km S of Concord, CA · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.910km SSE of Elmira, CA · 1991 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.64km W of Kenwood, CA · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.83km WSW of Oakley, CA · 1988 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.615km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2,036
- 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 52
- 2.52km N of Piedmont, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1,284
- 1.77km W of Newark, CA · 1986 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.54km SW of Glen Ellen, CA · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.82km N of Piedmont, CA · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2,614
- 2.16km W of Yountville, CA · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.11km WNW of Danville, CA · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
Before
- 3.16km WSW of St. Helena, CA · 2039 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 234
- 2.110km SE of Sunol, CA · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.96km ESE of St. Helena, CA · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.85km ESE of St. Helena, CA · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
- 2.213km WNW of Calistoga, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
- 1.66km ESE of Fairview, CA · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.63km WSW of Blackhawk, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.113km E of Angwin, CA · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 2.013km E of Angwin, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.310km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.88km NE of Windsor, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.62km N of San Ramon, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.96km E of Milpitas, CA · 2049 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 14
- 2.32km SE of Danville, CA · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 43
- 1.82km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
- 1.65km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2050 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.78km NE of Windsor, CA · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.111km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.61km ENE of Union City, CA · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 326
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73531701. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.