M1.9 earthquake 11km NE of Milpitas, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11km NE of Milpitas, CA on Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 1:17 AM PDT (08:17 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-06 08:17:35 UTC
- Depth
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.502° N, 121.826° 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 III, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.52km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.84km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 12
- 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.73km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.22km E of Saratoga, CA · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 48
- 2.45km SE of Portola Valley, CA · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 12
- 2.115km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
- 2.01km NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · 1881 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 12
- 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.810km NE of Napa, CA · 1880 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.61km NE of Berkeley, CA · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.55km E of Fremont, CA · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.75km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.81km ENE of Alamo, CA · 1874 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8
- 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CA · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 17
- 1.64km SW of Colma, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.82km NW of Pacifica, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
- 2.115km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
- 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.83km SW of Alamo, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.78km SSW of Livermore, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
- 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.411km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.88km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, CA · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.66km S of Livermore, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 81
- 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
- 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
- 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.71km N of Bolinas, CA · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
- 1.76km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
- 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.73km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 1849 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.81km NW of Diablo, CA · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 139
- 2.38km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6
- 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1843 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
- 3.16km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 379
- 1.56km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
- 2.49km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 8
- 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.53km NNW of Union City, CA · 1839 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
The first 60 of 83.
Before
- 1.54km E of Moraga, CA · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.87km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 50
- 3.02km NW of Hollister, CA · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 83
- 1.52km NW of Hollister, CA · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 2.24km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
- 2.54km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 32
- 2.83km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 90
- 2.04km NE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.519km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.94km SSW of Colma, CA · 1891 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
- 1.516km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1891 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.08km ENE of Interlaken, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.32km WNW of Concord, CA · 1894 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
- 1.72km E of Berkeley, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.85km E of Fremont, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.18km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
- 1.68km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73606371. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.