M2.2 earthquake 4km NNE of Blackhawk, CA
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4km NNE of Blackhawk, CA on Sun, Aug 1, 2021, 3:27 AM PDT (10:27 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 6km WNW of Dublin, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-01 10:27:46 UTC
- Depth
- 9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.850° N, 121.888° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 86
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 50
- 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 1.87km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.54km E of Moraga, CA · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.911km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
- 1.52km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.22km E of Saratoga, CA · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 48
- 2.45km SE of Portola Valley, CA · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 12
- 2.115km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
- 2.01km NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · 1881 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 12
- 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.810km NE of Napa, CA · 1879 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.61km NE of Berkeley, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.55km E of Fremont, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.75km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.413km NE of Yountville, CA · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 1.81km ENE of Alamo, CA · 1874 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.513km E of Angwin, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.512km ESE of Angwin, CA · 1874 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
- 1.64km SW of Colma, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.82km NW of Pacifica, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
- 2.115km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.77km WSW of St. Helena, CA · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.83km SW of Alamo, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.57km WSW of St. Helena, CA · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.78km SSW of Livermore, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.411km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.88km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, CA · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.73km SW of Angwin, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.66km S of Livermore, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 81
- 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
- 1.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.71km N of Bolinas, CA · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.57km S of Calistoga, CA · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.76km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
- 1.73km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 1849 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.81km NW of Diablo, CA · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 139
- 1.86km W of Allendale, CA · 1845 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.38km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
- 3.16km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 379
- 1.56km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.49km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 8
- 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.53km NNW of Union City, CA · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 23
- 1.94km SW of Newark, CA · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
- 1.85km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
- 1.81km WNW of Walnut Creek, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
- 2.71km SSE of Vallejo, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 481
- 2.12km E of Hayward, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 22
- 1.514km SW of Portola Valley, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
The first 60 of 62.
Before
- 2.54km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 32
- 2.04km NE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.94km SSW of Colma, CA · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
- 1.516km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.08km ENE of Interlaken, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.32km WNW of Concord, CA · 1894 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
- 2.16km SSW of Calistoga, CA · 1895 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
- 1.72km E of Berkeley, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.85km E of Fremont, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.18km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
- 1.68km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.611km ENE of Yountville, CA · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.73km NNW of Byron, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.97km ESE of Roseland, CA · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.610km ESE of Angwin, CA · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.63km NNW of Piedmont, CA · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.613km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.88km SW of Loyola, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.79km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.12km ENE of Berkeley, CA · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 11
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73603781. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.