California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5km NW of Dublin, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5km NW of Dublin, CA on Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 11:39 PM PDT (06:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1km NE of San Ramon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-22 06:39:30 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.728° N, 121.983° W
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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 23
  2. 1.94km SW of Newark, CA · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.85km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.81km WNW of Walnut Creek, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.71km SSE of Vallejo, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 481
  6. 2.12km E of Hayward, CA · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 22
  7. 1.514km SW of Portola Valley, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.23km ESE of Santa Rosa, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1,048
  10. 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.03km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 860
  12. 1.78km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.43km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1,793
  14. 1.53km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 14
  15. 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 103
  16. 2.019km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.85km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.70km N of Byron, CA · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 48
  19. 1.61km S of Blackhawk, CA · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.82km SE of Pacheco, CA · 1825 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.95km SW of Pacheco, CA · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.16km SSW of Yountville, CA · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.16km SSW of Moraga, CA · 1823 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 6
  24. 2.14km WSW of Alamo, CA · 1823 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.64km SSW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.612km W of Saratoga, CA · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.516km SSW of Bonny Doon, CA · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 10
  28. 1.711km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.511km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.63km W of Fruitdale, CA · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.13km WNW of Crockett, CA · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  33. 2.816km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 70
  34. 1.65km SW of Clayton, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.69km SE of Sunol, CA · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.91km S of San Ramon, CA · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.14km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.84km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 328
  40. 2.04km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.61km SW of Alamo, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.64km ENE of Burlingame, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.922km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.07km W of Kenwood, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 18
  47. 2.09km SW of Brentwood, CA · 1799 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.52km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.61km SSE of San Ramon, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.66km N of San Leandro, CA · 1797 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.511km SW of Mountain House, CA · 1795 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.17km NE of San Martin, CA · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.61km W of Kensington, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1,893
  54. 2.31km W of Kensington, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 162
  55. 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.05km E of Fremont, CA · 1788 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.67km E of Penngrove, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.714km E of Angwin, CA · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.710km NE of Napa, CA · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.53km NNW of Union City, CA · 1839 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.49km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 8
  4. 1.56km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.16km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 379
  6. 2.38km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.86km W of Allendale, CA · 1845 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 139
  9. 1.81km NW of Diablo, CA · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.73km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.76km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.71km N of Bolinas, CA · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.66km S of Livermore, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 81
  20. 1.88km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, CA · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73627836. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.