M1.9 earthquake 5km SW of Pacheco, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km SW of Pacheco, CA on Wed, Oct 6, 2021, 7:33 AM PDT (14:33 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
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-06 14:33:13 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.957° N, 122.121° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.16km SSW of Yountville, CA · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
- 2.16km SSW of Moraga, CA · 1823 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 6
- 2.14km WSW of Alamo, CA · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
- 1.64km SSW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
- 1.612km W of Saratoga, CA · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.63km W of Fruitdale, CA · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Crockett, CA · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
- 1.811km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.010km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.816km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 70
- 1.815km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA · 1812 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.65km SW of Clayton, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.69km SE of Sunol, CA · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.91km S of San Ramon, CA · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
- 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.14km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
- 2.84km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 328
- 2.04km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
- 1.61km SW of Alamo, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Burlingame, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
- 2.34km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 9
- 1.922km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.07km W of Kenwood, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
- 2.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 18
- 2.09km SW of Brentwood, CA · 1798 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.52km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 1.61km SSE of San Ramon, CA · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.66km N of San Leandro, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.618km NNE of Angwin, CA · 1795 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.511km SW of Mountain House, CA · 1794 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.61km W of Kensington, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1,893
- 2.31km W of Kensington, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 162
- 2.05km E of Fremont, CA · 1787 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
- 1.67km E of Penngrove, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 1.714km E of Angwin, CA · 1783 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.710km NE of Napa, CA · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.91km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4,732
- 3.22km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.51km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 39
- 2.11km NNE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.31km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
- 1.71km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 259
- 1.52km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 19
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
- 1.61km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
- 1.61km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 8
- 1.51km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.62km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 2.72km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 88
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
- 1.71km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.91km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.83km S of Dillon Beach, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
The first 60 of 76.
Before
- 1.82km SE of Pacheco, CA · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.61km S of Blackhawk, CA · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.70km N of Byron, CA · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 48
- 1.85km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.019km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 103
- 1.53km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 14
- 3.43km N of San Leandro, CA · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1,793
- 1.78km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 1.59km NE of Santa Rosa, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.03km N of San Leandro, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 860
- 1.611km NE of Napa, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.23km ESE of Santa Rosa, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1,048
- 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.76km SW of Calistoga, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.514km SW of Portola Valley, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.12km E of Hayward, CA · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 22
- 2.71km SSE of Vallejo, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 481
- 1.81km WNW of Walnut Creek, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
- 1.85km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73636185. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.