M2.8 earthquake 16km SSE of Livermore, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16km SSE of Livermore, CA on Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 7:55 PM PDT (02:55 UTC), 3 km (2 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.83	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.132 · 129 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.041 · 77 stations

70 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 84.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73640435 (also filed as us6000fvc5). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.