M1.8 earthquake 2km ESE of Berkeley, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, May 18, 2021, 12:29 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-18 19:29:23 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.865° N, 122.247° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

28°

Stations used

54

• Berkeley, CaliforniaPopulation 120,972. Forecast2 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast556 kmNW

After

1. 1.72km ESE of Berkeley, CAWed, May 19, 3:04 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.96km SW of Clayton, CAWed, May 19, 8:10 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
3. 1.66km SE of St. Helena, CAThu, May 20, 5:35 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.65km NW of Dublin, CAMon, May 24, 8:15 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.25km NW of Dublin, CAMon, May 24, 11:19 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 46
6. 2.06km WNW of Dublin, CAMon, May 24, 11:19 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.25km WNW of Dublin, CAMon, May 24, 11:20 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
8. 2.17km ESE of Roseland, CATue, May 25, 2:59 AM PDT · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.16km WNW of Dublin, CATue, May 25, 3:16 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 18
10. 1.65km NW of Dublin, CATue, May 25, 7:48 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.95km NW of Dublin, CAWed, May 26, 6:30 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.89km E of Blackhawk, CAThu, May 27, 11:47 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.010km E of Blackhawk, CAThu, May 27, 11:50 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
14. 1.79km NNE of Yountville, CAThu, May 27, 6:53 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.61km SW of Danville, CAFri, May 28, 9:09 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.24km WSW of Daly City, CASun, May 30, 2:23 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 8
17. 1.82km ENE of Oakland, CASun, May 30, 12:12 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.42km ENE of Pacheco, CATue, Jun 1, 7:21 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
19. 1.67km SW of Los Altos Hills, CATue, Jun 1, 8:40 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
20. 3.69km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jun 3, 5:15 AM PDT · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1,401
21. 1.79km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jun 3, 5:28 AM PDT · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
22. 2.19km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jun 3, 6:58 AM PDT · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 31
23. 2.49km SE of Livermore, CASat, Jun 5, 12:10 PM PDT · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CASat, Jun 5, 7:34 PM PDT · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
25. 1.73km N of Piedmont, CATue, Jun 8, 10:57 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
26. 1.61km W of Alamo, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:56 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
27. 1.99km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jun 10, 9:08 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.77km SSW of Muir Beach, CASat, Jun 12, 1:26 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.55km NE of Alum Rock, CATue, Jun 15, 5:41 AM PDT · 1936 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 69
30. 1.65km NE of Alum Rock, CATue, Jun 15, 6:00 AM PDT · 1936 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.110km ESE of Angwin, CAWed, Jun 16, 12:49 AM PDT · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.614km ESE of Angwin, CAWed, Jun 16, 4:25 AM PDT · 1935 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
33. 1.613km ESE of Angwin, CAWed, Jun 16, 5:51 AM PDT · 1935 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
34. 1.56km WSW of Daly City, CAWed, Jun 16, 6:21 PM PDT · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.512km E of Angwin, CAWed, Jun 16, 9:34 PM PDT · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
36. 1.912km NE of Milpitas, CAThu, Jun 17, 8:31 PM PDT · 1934 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
37. 2.415km E of Seven Trees, CAFri, Jun 18, 12:57 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
38. 2.62km ENE of Hayward, CAFri, Jun 18, 7:43 PM PDT · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 139
39. 1.86km E of Fremont, CASat, Jun 19, 5:52 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
40. 2.115km N of Morgan Hill, CASun, Jun 20, 5:42 AM PDT · 1931 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
41. 1.82km ESE of Berkeley, CAMon, Jun 21, 12:56 PM PDT · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
42. 2.820km SE of Livermore, CATue, Jun 22, 1:47 PM PDT · 1929 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 23
43. 2.520km SE of Livermore, CAWed, Jun 23, 5:31 AM PDT · 1928 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 8
44. 2.03km NE of Portola Valley, CAWed, Jun 23, 7:45 AM PDT · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
45. 1.714km N of Morgan Hill, CAFri, Jun 25, 10:29 PM PDT · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
46. 2.114km N of Morgan Hill, CASat, Jun 26, 4:18 PM PDT · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
47. 1.816km N of Morgan Hill, CASat, Jun 26, 10:29 PM PDT · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.715km E of Seven Trees, CASun, Jun 27, 3:52 AM PDT · 1924 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
49. 1.614km E of Angwin, CASun, Jun 27, 10:19 AM PDT · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
50. 1.86km ESE of Santa Rosa, CASun, Jun 27, 11:26 PM PDT · 1924 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
51. 3.93km N of San Lorenzo, CAMon, Jun 28, 6:29 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 12,071 · tsunami flag
52. 2.76km SSW of San Ramon, CAWed, Jun 30, 1:49 AM PDT · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 117
53. 1.91km NNW of Crockett, CAWed, Jun 30, 8:51 AM PDT · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
54. 1.66km SSW of Calistoga, CAWed, Jun 30, 2:53 PM PDT · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
55. 1.79km N of Boulder Creek, CAThu, Jul 1, 5:42 AM PDT · 1920 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.73km WNW of Castro Valley, CAFri, Jul 2, 7:03 AM PDT · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
57. 2.09km NE of Milpitas, CASat, Jul 3, 2:04 AM PDT · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
58. 1.812km ENE of Angwin, CAMon, Jul 5, 3:23 AM PDT · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
59. 1.615km E of Angwin, CAMon, Jul 5, 4:14 PM PDT · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
60. 1.814km E of Angwin, CAMon, Jul 5, 8:02 PM PDT · 1916 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

1. 1.616km NE of Alum Rock, CATue, May 18, 2:19 AM PDT · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.06km S of Calistoga, CAMon, May 17, 2:21 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
3. 1.714km NNE of Angwin, CAMon, May 17, 1:47 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.615km NNE of Angwin, CAMon, May 17, 3:58 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.015km NNE of Angwin, CAMon, May 17, 1:03 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.215km NNE of Angwin, CAMon, May 17, 12:39 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.711km W of Bonny Doon, CASun, May 16, 7:23 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.54km NW of Dublin, CASat, May 15, 1:59 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
9. 1.61km ENE of Alameda, CAFri, May 14, 10:05 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
10. 1.58km SE of Middletown, CAFri, May 14, 3:48 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.55km WSW of Lexington Hills, CATue, May 11, 1:47 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.95km W of Glen Ellen, CAMon, May 10, 11:21 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.76km SW of Calistoga, CASun, May 9, 4:55 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.312km SW of Muir Beach, CASat, May 8, 9:06 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.91km N of East Richmond Heights, CASat, May 8, 8:18 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.62km W of Concord, CASat, May 8, 4:26 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.315km E of Seven Trees, CASat, May 8, 12:04 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.50km NW of Danville, CAThu, May 6, 10:13 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.510km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, May 6, 6:42 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
20. 1.64km NNW of Pacifica, CATue, May 4, 5:07 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73564295. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.