California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SE of Pacifica, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Pacifica, CA on Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 11:36 PM PST (07:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km SE of San Ramon, 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
2026-01-14 07:36:53 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.590° N, 122.459° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 263 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.023 km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 262 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 22
  3. 1.823 km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 262 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.62 km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 260 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.53 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.37 km ESE of Santa Rosa, CA · 256 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 41
  7. 2.02 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 256 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.94 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.614 km N of Pittsburg, CA · 254 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.015 km N of Pittsburg, CA · 252 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 15
  11. 1.77 km SSW of Livermore, CA · 252 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.73 km NE of Oakland, CA · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.53 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.61 km WSW of Pittsburg, CA · 250 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.63 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.65 km ESE of Sunol, CA · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.84 km SSW of Yountville, CA · 249 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.84 km SSW of Yountville, CA · 248 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.99 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.423 km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.64 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.44 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 640
  23. 3.15 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.95 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 20
  25. 1.65 km N of Dublin, CA · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.25 km N of Dublin, CA · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.54 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  28. 3.84 km SSE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1,501
  29. 3.14 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 79
  30. 1.74 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  31. 1.75 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  32. 2.94 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.44 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 40
  34. 2.44 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 21
  35. 2.25 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  36. 4.24 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5,032 · tsunami flag
  37. 2.74 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  38. 2.65 km N of Dublin, CA · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  39. 1.94 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.84 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.84 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 79
  42. 2.84 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  43. 1.94 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.25 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.94 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.35 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.94 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 62
  48. 2.95 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.65 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.14 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.85 km SSE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 650
  52. 1.74 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.75 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.64 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.54 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.05 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.83 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 25
  58. 2.24 km SE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.54 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.84 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.52 km E of Berkeley, CA · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.62 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 264 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.53 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 264 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.13 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 264 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.53 km SE of Pacifica, CA · 264 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.511 km SE of Livermore, CA · 265 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.611 km SE of Livermore, CA · 265 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.613 km SE of Livermore, CA · 265 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.711 km SE of Livermore, CA · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.77 km E of Clayton, CA · 266 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.57 km SW of Antioch, CA · 266 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 8
  12. 2.33 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 266 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.03 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 266 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 9
  14. 1.73 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 266 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.74 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 267 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 68
  16. 3.03 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 241
  17. 1.85 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.95 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  19. 1.64 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.64 km ESE of San Ramon, CA · 268 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 11

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75295521. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.