M1.8 earthquake 5 km N of Alum Rock, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km N of Alum Rock, CA on Wed, Sep 9, 2026, 10:51 AM PDT (17:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 27 km WSW of Westley, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-09 17:51:16 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.413° N, 121.820° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 since this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.98 km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 24 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.52 km ESE of Oakland, CA · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 64
- 1.51 km E of Aromas, CA · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.13 km W of Dublin, CA · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.13 km W of Dublin, CA · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
- 2.13 km WNW of Dublin, CA · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.19 km ENE of Blackhawk, CA · 22 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 257
- 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.56 km ENE of Blackhawk, CA · 20 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
- 1.54 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.51 km ESE of Woodside, CA · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 179
- 1.81 km E of Woodside, CA · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
- 1.71 km ENE of Woodside, CA · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.09 km SW of Brentwood, CA · 20 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 52
- 2.33 km W of Dublin, CA · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
- 1.96 km ENE of Clayton, CA · 18 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.53 km W of Dublin, CA · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.13 km W of Dublin, CA · 18 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.52 km N of Berkeley, CA · 18 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.93 km W of Dublin, CA · 18 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
- 1.83 km NNE of Pacifica, CA · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.510 km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 15 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 9
- 1.53 km N of Aromas, CA · 14 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.02 km NE of Pacifica, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8
- 1.72 km E of Oakland, CA · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.71 km NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · 13 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.99 km ESE of Livermore, CA · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.33 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 54
- 1.710 km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 12 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.62 km NW of Hollister, CA · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 24
- 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 11 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CA · 11 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.811 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CA · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.712 km SE of Livermore, CA · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.21 km E of Port Costa, CA · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 65
- 2.34 km WNW of Orinda, CA · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
- 1.63 km SW of San Ramon, CA · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.327 km WSW of Westley, CA · 7 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 15
- 2.626 km WSW of Westley, CA · 7 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.726 km WSW of Westley, CA · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.112 km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
- 1.72 km SW of San Ramon, CA · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.72 km NW of Hollister, CA · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.126 km WSW of Westley, CA · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.01 km NNW of East Richmond Heights, CA · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.49 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 12 hr ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CA · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.81 km SW of Diablo, CA · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 27 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 29 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
- 1.67 km NNE of Aromas, CA · 29 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 29 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.77 km SSW of Brentwood, CA · 29 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 29 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.69 km W of Patterson, CA · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Hayward, CA · 32 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.510 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 33 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Pacifica, CA · 35 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.03 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 35 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7
- 1.916 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.71 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.611 km SE of Sunol, CA · 38 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.12 km ESE of Pacifica, CA · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 11
- 1.91 km WNW of Lafayette, CA · 39 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.61 km ESE of Pacifica, CA · 43 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75432607. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.