M1.9 earthquake 1km S of San Ramon, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1km S of San Ramon, CA on Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 12:00 AM PDT (07:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 1km NE of San Ramon, CA. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 2021-10-19 07:00:20 UTC
- Depth
- 8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.768° N, 121.976° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 4
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
4 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, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.14km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
- 2.84km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 328
- 2.04km ENE of El Sobrante, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
- 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
- 1.61km SW of Alamo, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Burlingame, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
- 1.922km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.07km W of Kenwood, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
- 2.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 18
- 2.09km SW of Brentwood, CA · 1798 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.52km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 1.61km SSE of San Ramon, CA · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.66km N of San Leandro, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.511km SW of Mountain House, CA · 1794 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.17km NE of San Martin, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.61km W of Kensington, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1,893
- 2.31km W of Kensington, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 162
- 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 2.05km E of Fremont, CA · 1787 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
- 1.67km E of Penngrove, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 1.714km E of Angwin, CA · 1783 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.710km NE of Napa, CA · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.91km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4,732
- 3.22km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.51km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 39
- 2.11km NNE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.31km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
- 1.71km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 259
- 1.52km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 19
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
- 1.61km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
- 1.61km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
- 1.51km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.62km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
- 2.72km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 88
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
- 1.71km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.91km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.83km S of Dillon Beach, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.44km S of Dillon Beach, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.78km WSW of Mountain House, CA · 1779 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.75km E of Fremont, CA · 1778 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.112km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.98km SSW of Brentwood, CA · 1778 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
- 2.211km NW of Morgan Hill, CA · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 1.97km ESE of Bethel Island, CA · 1778 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.67km ENE of Kenwood, CA · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.723km WNW of Bonny Doon, CA · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.51km W of Kensington, CA · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 965
- 2.01km W of Kensington, CA · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 43
- 2.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1768 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 38
- 1.74km S of Portola Valley, CA · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.74km S of Portola Valley, CA · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 1.81km NE of San Ramon, CA · 1765 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
The first 60 of 71.
Before
- 1.69km SE of Sunol, CA · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.65km SW of Clayton, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.816km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 70
- 2.13km WNW of Crockett, CA · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
- 1.63km W of Fruitdale, CA · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.516km SSW of Bonny Doon, CA · 1820 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
- 1.612km W of Saratoga, CA · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.64km SSW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 2.14km WSW of Alamo, CA · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
- 2.16km SSW of Moraga, CA · 1823 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 6
- 2.16km SSW of Yountville, CA · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
- 1.95km SW of Pacheco, CA · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
- 1.82km SE of Pacheco, CA · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.61km S of Blackhawk, CA · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.70km N of Byron, CA · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 48
- 1.85km SW of San Francisco Zoo, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.019km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73641405. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.