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M 2.1md

Earthquake near Vine Hill, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Vine Hill in the 24 hours to 2:57 am PST (10:57 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 8 km (5 mi) SSE, at 4:05 am PST on 8 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Vine Hill

This page: a magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded in Vine Hill, CA, at 1:46 am PST on 3 February 2019 (09:46 UTC), 16 km deep. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 1km N of Vine Hill, CA

10 km (6 mi) WNW of Concord, CA · 39 km (24 mi) NE of San Francisco, CA

1:46 am PST, Feb 3, 2019 · · 16 km deep · released about 46 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Contra Costa County 17 kmSolano County 31 kmAlameda County 44 kmMarin County 57 kmNapa County 58 kmSan Mateo County 71 kmSan Joaquin County 73 kmYolo County 76 kmSacramento County 82 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
1:46 am PST on 3 February 2019 ()
Where
in Vine Hill, CA · earthquakes near Vine Hill
Magnitude
M 2.1 (md)
Depth
16 km below the surface
Felt
3 reports · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Contra Costa County, 17 km SE
Nearest mapped fault
Concord fault, 3 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2833 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 7 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Martinez 3 km, intensity II · Pacheco 4 km, intensity II · Benicia 7 km, intensity II · Concord 7 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 46 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 330,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 230,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 21× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.1 about 46 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.4 on 2018-01-04 — about 2,500 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 50 km SW of this epicentre
  2. 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 29 km NW of this epicentre
  3. 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 35 km SE of this epicentre
  4. 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 36 km NNE of this epicentre
  5. 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 45 km SE of this epicentre

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 38.0160, -122.0968. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Contra Costa County, CA 17 km (10 mi) SE earthquakes near Contra Costa County
Solano County, CA 31 km (19 mi) NNE earthquakes near Solano County
Alameda County, CA 44 km (27 mi) SSE earthquakes near Alameda County
Marin County, CA 57 km (35 mi) W earthquakes near Marin County
Napa County, CA 58 km (36 mi) NNW earthquakes near Napa County
San Mateo County, CA 71 km (44 mi) SSW earthquakes near San Mateo County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

47 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 2.2 3km ESE of Berkeley, CA
  2. 1.9 4km SE of Rodeo, CA
  3. 1.7 1km N of East Richmond Heights, CA
  4. 2.0 5km N of San Leandro, CA
  5. 1.8 3km S of Alamo, CA
  6. 1.7 4km ESE of American Canyon, CA
  7. 3.4 2km NE of Pacheco, CA
  8. 1.5 2km W of Crockett, CA
  9. 2.0 5km WSW of Yountville, CA
  10. 1.9 4km NE of Vallejo, CA
  11. 1.5 3km ESE of Rodeo, CA
  12. 1.5 12km E of Blackhawk, CA
  13. 2.6 4km ESE of Oakland, CA
  14. 2.9 3km ESE of Berkeley, CA
  15. 1.5 3km ENE of Oakland, CA

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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