M1.8 earthquake 3km S of Concord, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3km S of Concord, CA on Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 8:38 PM PDT (03:38 UTC), 10 km (7 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
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-22 03:38:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.942° N, 122.020° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.910km SSE of Elmira, CA · 1992 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.64km W of Kenwood, CA · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.83km WSW of Oakley, CA · 1989 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.615km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2,036
- 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 52
- 2.52km N of Piedmont, CA · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1,284
- 1.77km W of Newark, CA · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.54km SW of Glen Ellen, CA · 1986 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.82km N of Piedmont, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2,614
- 2.16km W of Yountville, CA · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.11km WNW of Danville, CA · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
- 1.64km NNW of Pacifica, CA · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
- 1.50km NW of Danville, CA · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.315km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 1.62km W of Concord, CA · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.91km N of East Richmond Heights, CA · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.312km SW of Muir Beach, CA · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.76km SW of Calistoga, CA · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.95km W of Glen Ellen, CA · 1974 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.55km WSW of Lexington Hills, CA · 1972 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.510km NE of San Martin, CA · 1970 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.58km SE of Middletown, CA · 1970 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.61km ENE of Alameda, CA · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.54km NW of Dublin, CA · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.215km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.015km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.615km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.714km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.06km S of Calistoga, CA · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
- 1.616km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1966 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.82km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.72km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.96km SW of Clayton, CA · 1964 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
- 1.513km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.66km SE of St. Helena, CA · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1960 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.25km NW of Dublin, CA · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 46
- 2.06km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.25km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 10
- 2.17km ESE of Roseland, CA · 1959 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
- 2.16km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 18
- 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.95km NW of Dublin, CA · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.89km E of Blackhawk, CA · 1956 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.010km E of Blackhawk, CA · 1956 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 1.79km NNE of Yountville, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.61km SW of Danville, CA · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.24km WSW of Daly City, CA · 1954 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 8
- 1.82km ENE of Oakland, CA · 1953 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.42km ENE of Pacheco, CA · 1952 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.67km SW of Los Altos Hills, CA · 1952 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.69km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1,401
- 1.79km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.19km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 31
- 2.49km SE of Livermore, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.73km N of Piedmont, CA · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.61km W of Alamo, CA · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.99km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
The first 60 of 73.
Before
- 1.66km SSW of Calistoga, CA · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.36km WSW of Colma, CA · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 13
- 1.63km NNW of Angwin, CA · 1996 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.66km SSW of Calistoga, CA · 1996 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.214km SE of Livermore, CA · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
- 1.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Pacifica, CA · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 13
- 2.09km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.314km SE of Livermore, CA · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
- 3.36km S of Calistoga, CA · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 262
- 2.914km SE of Livermore, CA · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 70
- 1.66km NNE of Windsor, CA · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.81km SW of East Richmond Heights, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.56km S of Calistoga, CA · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
- 2.40km W of Pleasant Hill, CA · 2007 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 54
- 2.420km SE of Livermore, CA · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.14km WSW of Pleasanton, CA · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.610km WNW of Calistoga, CA · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73552835. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.