Earthquakes in Alameda County, California
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11 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Normal for here is 3 to 7 in a week.
Compared against Alameda County, California's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
The last 30 days
Live · last 7 days
Latest earthquakes within 50 km
7 in the latest snapshot we hold; the full 7 days load from USGS as this page opens.
- 1.2 26 km WSW of Westley, CA
- 1.3 26 km WSW of Westley, CA
- 1.7 26 km WSW of Westley, CA
- 1.4 26 km WSW of Westley, CA
- 2.6 26 km WSW of Westley, CA
- 1.3 26 km WSW of Westley, CA
- 3.5 27 km WSW of Westley, CA
Source USGS · snapshot of
Where this is
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Centre 37.647, -121.912 — the Census internal point, from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity is measured within 50 km of it.
Largest on record nearby
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 5.1 | 15km ESE of Alum Rock, CA | |
| M 4.5 | 1km SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA | |
| M 4.4 | 2km SE of Berkeley, CA | |
| M 4.3 | 12km WSW of Byron, CA | |
| M 4.3 | 2 km ESE of Berkeley, CA | |
| M 4.2 | 4 km SE of San Ramon, CA | |
| M 4.1 | 7km NW of Bay Point, CA | |
| M 4.1 | 14 km ESE of East Foothills, California |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above.
After an earthquake here
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- What to do during and after an earthquake
- Check the roads — Nevada Explorer, for Reno, Tahoe and the Sierra passes
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