M1.6 earthquake 6km ESE of Fairview, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km ESE of Fairview, CA on Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 11:37 PM PST (07:37 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-26 07:37:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.665° N, 121.983° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 28°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.47km N of Aromas, CA · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
- 1.85km ESE of St. Helena, CA · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.96km ESE of St. Helena, CA · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.110km SE of Sunol, CA · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.93km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
- 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.58km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Yountville, CA · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
- 1.62km E of Vallejo, CA · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.78km E of Gilroy, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.616km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.710km WNW of American Canyon, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 20
- 1.65km S of Yountville, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 7
- 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 2.010km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.110km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 1.810km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.810km ENE of Yountville, CA · 2020 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 42
- 1.811km ENE of Yountville, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710km SE of Sunol, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.515km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
- 3.210km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 34
- 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.67km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 90
- 1.99km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.312km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.14km WSW of Pleasanton, CA · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.420km SE of Livermore, CA · 2007 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.40km W of Pleasant Hill, CA · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 54
- 1.81km SW of East Richmond Heights, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.72km WNW of Newman, CA · 2005 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.914km SE of Livermore, CA · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 70
- 2.314km SE of Livermore, CA · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
- 2.09km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Pacifica, CA · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 13
- 2.15km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.45km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
- 1.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.214km SE of Livermore, CA · 1997 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
- 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.27km ENE of Aromas, CA · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.95km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.36km WSW of Colma, CA · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 13
- 3.03km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 80
- 1.83km S of Concord, CA · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.910km SSE of Elmira, CA · 1990 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.64km W of Kenwood, CA · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.83km WSW of Oakley, CA · 1987 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.615km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2,036
- 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 52
- 2.52km N of Piedmont, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1,284
- 1.77km W of Newark, CA · 1986 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.12km WNW of Newman, CA · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.63km WSW of Blackhawk, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.310km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.62km N of San Ramon, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.96km E of Milpitas, CA · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 14
- 2.32km SE of Danville, CA · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 43
- 3.89km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1,014
- 1.82km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
- 1.65km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2050 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.68km NE of Interlaken, CA · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.111km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.61km ENE of Union City, CA · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 326
- 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
- 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2055 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.23km SW of Green Valley, CA · 2057 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.68km ESE of Fremont, CA · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.84km NE of Pleasanton, CA · 2062 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.78km ESE of Fremont, CA · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 145
- 1.96km N of Alum Rock, CA · 2062 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 11
- 2.00km SE of Pleasant Hill, CA · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73528346. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.