California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5km E of Fremont, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5km E of Fremont, CA on Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 6:05 AM PDT (13:05 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3km N of San Leandro, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-08-13 13:05:58 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.544° N, 121.925° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.81km ENE of Alamo, CA · 1874 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CA · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 17
  5. 1.64km SW of Colma, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.82km NW of Pacifica, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.115km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.83km SW of Alamo, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.78km SSW of Livermore, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.411km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.88km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, CA · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.66km S of Livermore, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 81
  19. 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.71km N of Bolinas, CA · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  26. 1.76km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.73km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 1849 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.81km NW of Diablo, CA · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 139
  31. 2.38km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  32. 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.16km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 379
  34. 1.56km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.49km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 8
  37. 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.53km NNW of Union City, CA · 1839 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 500
  41. 2.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 23
  42. 1.94km SW of Newark, CA · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.85km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.81km WNW of Walnut Creek, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.71km SSE of Vallejo, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 481
  46. 2.12km E of Hayward, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 22
  47. 1.514km SW of Portola Valley, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 123
  50. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 3.03km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 860
  54. 1.78km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.43km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1,793
  56. 1.53km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 14
  57. 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 103
  58. 2.019km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.85km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.70km N of Byron, CA · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 48

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.61km NE of Berkeley, CA · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.810km NE of Napa, CA · 1879 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.01km NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · 1881 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 12
  7. 2.115km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.45km SE of Portola Valley, CA · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
  9. 2.22km E of Saratoga, CA · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 48
  10. 1.73km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.84km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 12
  13. 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.52km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.911km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.54km E of Moraga, CA · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.87km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 50
  20. 3.02km NW of Hollister, CA · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 83

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73609591. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.