M2.1 earthquake 6km SSW of Moraga, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6km SSW of Moraga, CA on Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 1:21 AM PDT (08:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 1km NE of San Ramon, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-07 08:21:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.782° N, 122.155° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 30°
- Stations used
- 104
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.14km WSW of Alamo, CA · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
- 1.64km SSW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 1.612km W of Saratoga, CA · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.516km SSW of Bonny Doon, CA · 1820 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 10
- 1.711km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.63km W of Fruitdale, CA · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Crockett, CA · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
- 2.010km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.816km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 70
- 1.65km SW of Clayton, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.69km SE of Sunol, CA · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.91km S of San Ramon, CA · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
- 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.14km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
- 2.84km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 328
- 2.04km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
- 1.61km SW of Alamo, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Burlingame, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
- 2.34km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 9
- 1.922km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.07km W of Kenwood, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
- 2.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 18
- 2.09km SW of Brentwood, CA · 1798 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.52km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
- 1.61km SSE of San Ramon, CA · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.66km N of San Leandro, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.511km SW of Mountain House, CA · 1794 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.17km NE of San Martin, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.61km W of Kensington, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1,893
- 2.31km W of Kensington, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 162
- 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.05km E of Fremont, CA · 1787 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
- 1.67km E of Penngrove, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
- 1.714km E of Angwin, CA · 1783 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.710km NE of Napa, CA · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.91km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4,732
- 3.22km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.51km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 39
- 2.11km NNE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.31km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
- 1.71km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 259
- 1.52km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 19
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
- 1.61km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
- 1.61km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 8
- 1.51km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.62km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
- 2.72km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 88
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
- 1.71km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.91km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.83km S of Dillon Beach, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.44km S of Dillon Beach, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.78km WSW of Mountain House, CA · 1779 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
The first 60 of 74.
Before
- 2.16km SSW of Yountville, CA · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
- 1.95km SW of Pacheco, CA · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
- 1.82km SE of Pacheco, CA · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.61km S of Blackhawk, CA · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.70km N of Byron, CA · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 48
- 1.85km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.019km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 103
- 1.53km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 14
- 3.43km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1,793
- 1.78km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 1.59km NE of Santa Rosa, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.03km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 860
- 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.23km ESE of Santa Rosa, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1,048
- 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.76km SW of Calistoga, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.514km SW of Portola Valley, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.12km E of Hayward, CA · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 22
- 2.71km SSE of Vallejo, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 481
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73636520. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.