California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4km E of Moraga, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4km E of Moraga, CA on Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 2:22 PM PDT (21:22 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3km N of San Leandro, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Moraga forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-08-05 21:22:52 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.838° N, 122.082° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.52km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.22km E of Saratoga, CA · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 48
  5. 2.45km SE of Portola Valley, CA · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 12
  6. 2.115km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.01km NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · 1881 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 12
  8. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.810km NE of Napa, CA · 1879 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.32km WNW of Tomales, CA · 1879 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 17
  11. 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.61km NE of Berkeley, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.55km E of Fremont, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.58km SW of Calistoga, CA · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.75km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.413km NE of Yountville, CA · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.81km ENE of Alamo, CA · 1874 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.513km E of Angwin, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.512km ESE of Angwin, CA · 1874 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.64km SW of Colma, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.82km NW of Pacifica, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.115km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.07km W of Calistoga, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
  25. 1.77km WSW of St. Helena, CA · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.83km SW of Alamo, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.53km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 122
  29. 1.57km WSW of St. Helena, CA · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.14km S of Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  31. 1.78km SSW of Livermore, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.411km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.88km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, CA · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.73km SW of Angwin, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.66km S of Livermore, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 81
  38. 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.71km N of Bolinas, CA · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.57km S of Calistoga, CA · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.76km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.73km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 1849 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.81km NW of Diablo, CA · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 139
  47. 1.86km W of Allendale, CA · 1845 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.38km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
  49. 3.16km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 379
  50. 1.56km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.49km ESE of Fremont, CA · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  52. 1.65km NW of Dublin, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.53km NNW of Union City, CA · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.83km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  55. 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 23
  57. 1.94km SW of Newark, CA · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.85km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.81km WNW of Walnut Creek, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.71km SSE of Vallejo, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 481

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.87km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.710km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 50
  5. 2.24km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1889 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.54km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 32
  7. 2.04km NE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.94km SSW of Colma, CA · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.516km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.32km WNW of Concord, CA · 1894 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.16km SSW of Calistoga, CA · 1895 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.72km E of Berkeley, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.85km E of Fremont, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.18km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.68km S of Muir Beach, CA · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.611km ENE of Yountville, CA · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.73km NNW of Byron, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.97km ESE of Roseland, CA · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.68km SW of Calistoga, CA · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.610km ESE of Angwin, CA · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73606226. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.