M2.3 earthquake 8km ESE of Fremont, CA
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8km ESE of Fremont, CA on Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 7:08 PM PDT (02:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 3km N of San Leandro, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-16 02:08:47 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.528° N, 121.899° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
6 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 21°
- Stations used
- 103
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 3.16km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 379
- 1.56km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
- 2.49km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
- 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.53km NNW of Union City, CA · 1839 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 500
- 2.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 23
- 1.94km SW of Newark, CA · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
- 1.85km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
- 1.81km WNW of Walnut Creek, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
- 2.71km SSE of Vallejo, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 481
- 2.12km E of Hayward, CA · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 22
- 1.514km SW of Portola Valley, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 123
- 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.03km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 860
- 1.78km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 3.43km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1,793
- 1.53km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 14
- 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 103
- 2.019km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.85km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.70km N of Byron, CA · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 48
- 1.61km S of Blackhawk, CA · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.82km SE of Pacheco, CA · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.95km SW of Pacheco, CA · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 2.16km SSW of Moraga, CA · 1823 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
- 2.14km WSW of Alamo, CA · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
- 1.64km SSW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 1.612km W of Saratoga, CA · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.516km SSW of Bonny Doon, CA · 1820 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 10
- 2.16km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.63km W of Fruitdale, CA · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Crockett, CA · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
- 2.011km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.816km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 70
- 1.65km SW of Clayton, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.94km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 20
- 1.69km SE of Sunol, CA · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.91km S of San Ramon, CA · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
- 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.14km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
- 2.84km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 328
- 2.04km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
- 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
- 1.61km SW of Alamo, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.96km ENE of Hollister, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.53km SW of Hollister, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 1.64km ENE of Burlingame, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
- 1.922km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 18
The first 60 of 75.
Before
- 2.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 139
- 1.81km NW of Diablo, CA · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.73km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 1849 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.76km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
- 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
- 1.71km N of Bolinas, CA · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
- 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.66km S of Livermore, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 81
- 1.88km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, CA · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.411km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
- 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.78km SSW of Livermore, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73625356. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.