California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12km NE of Milpitas, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12km NE of Milpitas, CA on Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 8:31 PM PDT (03:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3km N of San Lorenzo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-06-18 03:31:32 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.496° N, 121.808° 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
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.62km ENE of Hayward, CA · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 139
  3. 1.86km E of Fremont, CA · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.115km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.111km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.82km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.820km SE of Livermore, CA · 1929 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 23
  8. 2.520km SE of Livermore, CA · 1929 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 8
  9. 2.03km NE of Portola Valley, CA · 1929 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.712km NE of Hollister, CA · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.110km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1926 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.714km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.114km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.816km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.715km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1925 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.93km N of San Lorenzo, CA · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 12,071 · tsunami flag
  17. 2.49km NE of San Martin, CA · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.76km SSW of San Ramon, CA · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 117
  19. 1.91km NNW of Crockett, CA · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.58km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.79km N of Boulder Creek, CA · 1921 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.73km WNW of Castro Valley, CA · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.09km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.03km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.72km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 143
  26. 1.68km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.93km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.719km SE of Livermore, CA · 1916 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.812km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.12km ENE of Berkeley, CA · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 11
  31. 1.79km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.88km SW of Loyola, CA · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 20
  34. 1.87km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1911 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.24km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.69km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.613km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.63km E of Aromas, CA · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.63km NNW of Piedmont, CA · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.98km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 59
  42. 1.73km NNW of Byron, CA · 1901 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.68km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.18km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.85km E of Fremont, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.72km E of Berkeley, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.32km WNW of Concord, CA · 1895 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  49. 2.08km ENE of Interlaken, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.516km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.94km SSW of Colma, CA · 1891 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.519km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.04km NE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.83km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 90
  56. 2.54km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 32
  57. 2.24km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.52km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.02km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 83
  60. 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 50

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.620km SW of Gustine, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.56km WSW of Daly City, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.713km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.63km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1936 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.65km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1937 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.55km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1937 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 69
  7. 1.77km SSW of Muir Beach, CA · 1940 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.26km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.615km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1940 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.34km NNW of Aromas, CA · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 12
  11. 3.34km NNW of Aromas, CA · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 489
  12. 1.99km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.61km W of Alamo, CA · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.73km N of Piedmont, CA · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 38
  17. 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.49km SE of Livermore, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.19km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 31
  20. 1.79km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73578470. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.