M1.9 earthquake 10km NE of Milpitas, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10km NE of Milpitas, CA on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 12:25 PM PDT (19:25 UTC), 4 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
- 2021-09-04 19:25:13 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.498° N, 121.829° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 30°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.71km N of Bolinas, CA · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
- 1.76km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
- 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.73km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.81km NW of Diablo, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 139
- 2.38km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6
- 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1844 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
- 3.16km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 379
- 1.56km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
- 2.49km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 8
- 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.53km NNW of Union City, CA · 1840 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 500
- 2.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 23
- 1.94km SW of Newark, CA · 1838 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
- 1.85km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
- 1.81km WNW of Walnut Creek, CA · 1837 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
- 2.71km SSE of Vallejo, CA · 1837 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 481
- 2.12km E of Hayward, CA · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 22
- 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
- 1.514km SW of Portola Valley, CA · 1833 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 123
- 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.03km N of San Leandro, CA · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 860
- 1.78km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 3.43km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1,793
- 1.53km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 14
- 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 103
- 2.019km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.85km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.70km N of Byron, CA · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 48
- 1.61km S of Blackhawk, CA · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.82km SE of Pacheco, CA · 1825 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.95km SW of Pacheco, CA · 1825 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
- 2.16km SSW of Moraga, CA · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
- 2.14km WSW of Alamo, CA · 1823 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
- 1.64km SSW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 1.612km W of Saratoga, CA · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.516km SSW of Bonny Doon, CA · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 10
- 2.16km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.63km W of Fruitdale, CA · 1820 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Crockett, CA · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
- 2.011km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.816km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 70
The first 60 of 80.
Before
- 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
- 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
- 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.66km S of Livermore, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 81
- 1.88km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, CA · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.411km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
- 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.78km SSW of Livermore, CA · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.83km SW of Alamo, CA · 1865 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.115km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 1.82km NW of Pacifica, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
- 1.64km SW of Colma, CA · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CA · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 17
- 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8
- 1.81km ENE of Alamo, CA · 1875 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73620141. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.