M2.0 earthquake 9km NE of Milpitas, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9km NE of Milpitas, CA on Sat, Jul 3, 2021, 2:04 AM PDT (09:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 2km WSW of Los Banos, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-03 09:04:04 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.478° N, 121.829° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 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, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 29°
- Stations used
- 95
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.03km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1919 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 3.72km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 143
- 1.68km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.93km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.719km SE of Livermore, CA · 1916 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.812km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.12km ENE of Berkeley, CA · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 11
- 1.79km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.88km SW of Loyola, CA · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 20
- 1.87km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1911 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.24km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.69km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 1.613km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.63km E of Aromas, CA · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.63km NNW of Piedmont, CA · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.98km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 59
- 1.73km NNW of Byron, CA · 1901 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.68km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.18km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
- 1.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.85km E of Fremont, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.72km E of Berkeley, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.32km WNW of Concord, CA · 1895 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
- 2.08km ENE of Interlaken, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.516km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.94km SSW of Colma, CA · 1891 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
- 1.519km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1891 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.04km NE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.83km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 90
- 2.54km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 32
- 2.24km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
- 1.52km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 3.02km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 83
- 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 50
- 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
- 1.87km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1887 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.54km E of Moraga, CA · 1886 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.911km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
- 1.52km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.84km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 12
- 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.73km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.22km E of Saratoga, CA · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 48
- 2.45km SE of Portola Valley, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 12
- 2.115km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
- 2.01km NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · 1881 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 12
- 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.61km NE of Berkeley, CA · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.55km E of Fremont, CA · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.75km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.81km ENE of Alamo, CA · 1875 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
- 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CA · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 17
The first 60 of 72.
Before
- 1.73km WNW of Castro Valley, CA · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.79km N of Boulder Creek, CA · 1921 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.58km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.91km NNW of Crockett, CA · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
- 2.76km SSW of San Ramon, CA · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 117
- 2.49km NE of San Martin, CA · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
- 3.93km N of San Lorenzo, CA · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 12,071 · tsunami flag
- 1.715km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1925 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.816km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.114km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.714km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.110km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1926 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.712km NE of Hollister, CA · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.03km NE of Portola Valley, CA · 1929 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
- 2.520km SE of Livermore, CA · 1929 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 8
- 2.820km SE of Livermore, CA · 1930 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 23
- 1.82km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.111km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.115km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.86km E of Fremont, CA · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73582501. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.