M2.0 earthquake 3 km ESE of San Pablo, California, United States
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of San Pablo, California, United States at 09:29 local time (16:29 UTC) on 1 Oct 2026, at a depth of 9 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-01 16:31 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 2.0micro
duration magnitude (md) - Depth
- 8.8 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-01 16:29:56 UTC
- Local: 1 Oct 2026, 09:29:56 (America/Los Angeles)
- Epicentre
- 37.954° N, 122.316° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| San PabloCalifornia, United States · pop. 30,407 | 3 km | IIWeak |
| El SobranteCalifornia, United States · pop. 12,669 | 3 km | IIWeak |
| RichmondCalifornia, United States · pop. 109,708 | 3 km | IIWeak |
| El CerritoCalifornia, United States · pop. 23,549 | 4 km | IIWeak |
| HerculesCalifornia, United States · pop. 25,314 | 8 km | INot felt |
| OaklandCalifornia, United States · pop. 419,267 | 18 km | INot felt |
| San FranciscoCalifornia, United States · pop. 827,526 | 22 km | INot felt |
| San JoseCalifornia, United States · pop. 997,368 | 78 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · NC.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · NCheadlineNorthern California Seismic System via U.S. Geological Survey | 2.0 md | 8.8 km | 37.95° N, 122.32° W | – | Automatic |
How big was it?
Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.
It released roughly the energy of 14 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 9 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M2.0 releases about 29× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 9.3× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 14 kg of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
11 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.0 17 days ago. 4 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M2.0
11 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 84.56 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 93.28 | 1.7 | 7 |
| 267.23 | 1.4 | 6 |
| 290.21 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 300.27 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 300.36 | 1.7 | 15 |
| 404.24 | 1.6 | 9 |
| 562.66 | 1.7 | 6 |
| 590.33 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 602.60 | 2.0 | 4 |
| 616.95 | 1.1 | 10 |
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Event id nc75442411. First recorded here 1 Oct 2026, 16:31:54 UTC. Solutions: USGS · NC (usgs:nc75442411). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.0 earthquake 3 km ESE of San Pablo, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/nc75442411-m2-0-earthquake-3-km-ese-of-san-pablo-california-united-states, data from USGS.
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