California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km E of Vallejo, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km E of Vallejo, CA on Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 11:24 AM PDT (18:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 3km SW of Anderson Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-14 18:24:34 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.112° N, 122.212° W
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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.710km WNW of American Canyon, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 20
  2. 1.613km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2025 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.27km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2025 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.911km N of Healdsburg, CA · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.89km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2024 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.81km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 2022 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.95km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.65km S of Yountville, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.97km W of Cobb, CA · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.73km SSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.63km ENE of The Geysers, CA · 2021 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.39km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.24km W of Cobb, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.24km W of Cobb, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.24km SSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.84km SSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 2020 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.810km ENE of Yountville, CA · 2020 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 42
  18. 1.811km ENE of Yountville, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.710km SE of Sunol, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.75km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2020 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.86km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2020 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.515km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.27km SW of Arbuckle, CA · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.94km SW of Anderson Springs, CA · 2019 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.26km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.76km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.54km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2017 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.96km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2017 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.04km SSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 2016 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.04km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.67km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 90
  32. 3.15km W of Cobb, CA · 2013 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 12
  33. 1.93km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 2013 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.83km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 2013 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.75km W of Cobb, CA · 2013 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.99km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.51km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.78km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.68km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.98km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.78km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.610km WNW of Calistoga, CA · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.14km WSW of Pleasanton, CA · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.33km NE of The Geysers, CA · 2011 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.52km SSW of Cobb, CA · 2007 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  47. 2.420km SE of Livermore, CA · 2007 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.65km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2006 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.99km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2006 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.87km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2006 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.57km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2006 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.44km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2005 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.94km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 15
  54. 2.40km W of Pleasant Hill, CA · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 54
  55. 2.56km S of Calistoga, CA · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 10
  56. 1.81km SW of East Richmond Heights, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.66km NNE of Windsor, CA · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.56km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2005 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.35km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.62km SW of Cobb, CA · 2004 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.76km SSW of Yountville, CA · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.88km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2030 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.86km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2031 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.13km W of Cobb, CA · 2032 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.65km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2033 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.76km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.72km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2033 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.06km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2034 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.53km W of Cobb, CA · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.66km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2036 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.52km E of The Geysers, CA · 2037 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.75km WNW of Angwin, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.34km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.74km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 2038 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.64km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 2038 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.93km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.75km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.16km WSW of St. Helena, CA · 2039 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 234
  19. 1.63km SSW of Cobb, CA · 2039 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.08km W of Cobb, CA · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73535156. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.