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M 1.9md
Earthquake near San Leandro, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in San Leandro in the 24 hours to 10:23 pm PST (06:23 UTC). The last one was M 2.6, 18 km (11 mi) NNW, at 6:23 pm PST on 1 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 114 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near San Leandro
This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 5 km (3 mi) north-northwest of San Leandro, CA, at 10:46 am PST on 2 January 2020 (18:46 UTC), 12 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 5km NNW of San Leandro, CA
in Oakland, CA
- When
- 10:46 am PST on 2 January 2020 ()
- Where
- 5 km (3 mi) north-northwest of San Leandro, CA · earthquakes near San Leandro
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (md)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Contra Costa County, 26 km NE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Hayward fault, under 1 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 2495 days ago
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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 9 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In San Leandro, 5 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). 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: San Leandro 5 km, intensity II · Alameda 8 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 20 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 760,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 540,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 48× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 20 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 4.5 on 2019-10-15 — about 7,400 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 33 km W of this epicentre
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 36 km ENE of this epicentre
- 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 41 km E of this epicentre
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 30 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California · 35 km E 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 37.7685, -122.1723. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contra Costa County, CA | 26 km (16 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Contra Costa County |
| Alameda County, CA | 27 km (16 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Alameda County |
| San Mateo County, CA | 43 km (27 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near San Mateo County |
| Solano County, CA | 59 km (37 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Solano County |
| Marin County, CA | 59 km (37 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Marin County |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 74 km (46 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Santa Clara County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
51 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 2km S of Pittsburg, CA
- 1.9 5km NNE of Dublin, CA
- 1.9 4km NNE of Crockett, CA
- 2.5 1km NNE of Diablo, CA
- 1.7 1km WSW of Pleasant Hill, CA
- 2.3 1km W of Pleasant Hill, CA
- 1.8 1km S of San Ramon, CA
- 1.7 1km E of Fremont, CA
- 1.7 4km NNW of Pittsburg, CA
- 2.4 3km NW of Pittsburg, CA
- 1.6 4km ENE of Walnut Creek, CA
- 2.1 10km SE of Livermore, CA
- 1.6 1km N of San Pablo, CA
- 2.0 12km SW of Byron, CA
- 1.7 1km NE of Diablo, 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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