California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km N of Berkeley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km N of Berkeley, CA on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 10:12 AM PDT (17:12 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 27 km WSW of Westley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 17:12:13 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.888° N, 122.272° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 since this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km W of Dublin, CA · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.83 km NNE of Pacifica, CA · 13 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.78 km W of Saint Helena, CA · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.87 km WSW of Saint Helena, CA · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.510 km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 11 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
  7. 2.12 km NE of Pacifica, CA · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.72 km NNE of Pleasant Hill, CA · 9 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.09 km ESE of Livermore, CA · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.73 km ENE of San Rafael, CA · 9 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.58 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 8 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.32 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 54
  13. 2.25 km SW of Yountville, CA · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.712 km SE of Livermore, CA · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.21 km E of Port Costa, CA · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 65
  16. 2.34 km WNW of Orinda, CA · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.41 km SSW of Novato, CA · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.63 km SW of San Ramon, CA · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.327 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 15
  20. 2.626 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.726 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.25 km SW of Yountville, CA · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.112 km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 47 hr ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.72 km SW of San Ramon, CA · 30 hr ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.66 km W of Yountville, CA · 12 hr ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 48
  26. 2.07 km WSW of Calistoga, CA · 9 hr ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.28 km W of Cotati, CA · 6 hr ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km W of Dublin, CA · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.53 km W of Dublin, CA · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.83 km ESE of Santa Rosa, CA · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.63 km ESE of Santa Rosa, CA · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 171
  5. 1.96 km ENE of Clayton, CA · 14 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.33 km W of Dublin, CA · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.09 km SW of Brentwood, CA · 16 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 52
  8. 1.71 km ENE of Woodside, CA · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.81 km E of Woodside, CA · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.51 km ESE of Woodside, CA · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 179
  11. 2.56 km ENE of Blackhawk, CA · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  12. 3.19 km ENE of Blackhawk, CA · 18 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 257
  13. 2.13 km WNW of Dublin, CA · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.13 km W of Dublin, CA · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.13 km W of Dublin, CA · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.52 km ESE of Oakland, CA · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 64
  17. 1.98 km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.85 km N of Alum Rock, CA · 20 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.81 km SW of Diablo, CA · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.50 km SSW of Angwin, CA · 22 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75436672. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.