M1.8 earthquake 10km ESE of Livermore, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10km ESE of Livermore, CA on Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 5:50 PM PST (01:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 4km SE of Aromas, 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
- 2021-01-03 01:50:16 UTC
- Depth
- 2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.651° N, 121.659° 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.53km NNE of Vine Hill, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
- 1.89km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.63km WNW of Concord, CA · 2097 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 84
- 1.92km SE of Pacheco, CA · 2097 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
- 3.08km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 442
- 2.34km ENE of Walnut Creek, CA · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 28
- 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.63km ESE of Union City, CA · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.02km NNW of Kensington, CA · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 15
- 1.914km E of Yountville, CA · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 2.810km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 26
- 3.62km W of Concord, CA · 2089 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3,784
- 2.12km WNW of Concord, CA · 2089 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 106
- 1.73km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.815km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.24km SE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 13,081 · tsunami flag
- 2.03km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
- 3.04km SE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 483
- 1.94km SE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 64
- 1.65km SE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 9
- 2.22km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 10
- 1.52km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.610km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.37km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
- 1.87km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.93km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.83km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.63km ENE of Walnut Creek, CA · 2083 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.86km E of Milpitas, CA · 2083 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.85km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.06km WNW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 2083 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.16km S of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.96km S of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.93km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 13
- 3.01km W of Concord, CA · 2082 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 728
- 2.05km SW of Danville, CA · 2075 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
- 1.79km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 2075 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.92km NW of Orinda, CA · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
- 2.12km WNW of Castro Valley, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 12
- 1.75km N of Aromas, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.63km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 661
- 1.53km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
- 1.79km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.812km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.212km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
- 2.09km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.210km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 436
- 1.810km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2065 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
- 1.510km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2065 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
- 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.611km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.011km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.18km ESE of Fremont, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
- 2.00km SE of Pleasant Hill, CA · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
The first 60 of 84.
Before
- 2.19km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
- 1.96km NE of Aromas, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 3.37km S of Muir Beach, CA · 2103 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3,865
- 2.60km E of San Pablo, CA · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 271
- 2.014km SE of Livermore, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
- 2.04km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.12km SSW of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 13
- 2.83km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 403
- 1.82km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
- 3.23km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 88
- 2.61km WNW of Bay Point, CA · 2108 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 102
- 2.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 22
- 1.92km NNE of San Leandro, CA · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 1.911km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.82km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.58km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.62km NW of Bay Point, CA · 2109 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.72km E of Berkeley, CA · 2110 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2111 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 28
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73506290. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.