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M1.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Clayton, California, United States

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Clayton, California, United States at 12:08 local time (19:08 UTC) on 5 Oct 2026, at a depth of 9 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-05 19:10 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
1.6micro
duration magnitude (md)
Depth
8.8 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-05 19:08:30 UTC
Local: 5 Oct 2026, 12:08:30 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
37.897° N, 121.980° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
ClaytonCalifornia, United States · pop. 11,8676 kmINot felt
AlamoCalifornia, United States · pop. 14,5707 kmINot felt
Walnut CreekCalifornia, United States · pop. 68,9107 kmINot felt
DanvilleCalifornia, United States · pop. 44,4009 kmINot felt
Pleasant HillCalifornia, United States · pop. 34,8109 kmINot felt
ConcordCalifornia, United States · pop. 128,66710 kmINot felt
OaklandCalifornia, United States · pop. 419,26728 kmINot felt
San FranciscoCalifornia, United States · pop. 827,52641 kmINot 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.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · NCheadlineNorthern California Seismic System via U.S. Geological Survey1.6 md8.8 km37.90° N, 121.98° W–Automatic

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 3 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.

M1.6 releases about 7.2× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 3.7× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 3 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

27 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 10 days ago. 3 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.6

27 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
168.581.46
201.631.27
201.711.715
305.601.69
317.271.87
318.161.16
318.641.46
319.001.68
319.112.47
319.451.79
340.362.47
383.161.67
489.641.315
491.691.03
518.301.110
615.361.615
616.111.415
616.391.615
619.172.115
619.201.317
619.881.310
640.172.116
655.252.610
655.381.610
662.252.513
671.391.910
687.571.27
  1. 2.6Near Berkeley, California, United States11-02 02:23
  2. 2.5Near Pleasant Hill, California, United States11-02 09:23
  3. 2.4Near San Ramon, California, United States10-19 02:15
  4. 2.44 km SE of San Ramon, California, United States10-19 23:29
  5. 2.14 km ENE of Danville, California, United States10-31 14:18
  6. 2.1Near Concord, California, United States11-01 11:18
  7. 1.94 km SW of Dublin, California, United States11-02 18:32
  8. 1.8Near San Ramon, California, United States10-19 00:24
  9. 1.7Near Pleasant Hill, California, United States10-14 04:51
  10. 1.7Near San Ramon, California, United States10-19 02:35
  11. 1.6Near Alamo, California, United States10-18 12:44
  12. 1.64 km ENE of Danville, California, United States10-31 10:30
  13. 1.6Near San Ramon, California, United States10-19 02:08
  14. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California, United States10-21 18:18
  15. 1.64 km ENE of Danville, California, United States10-31 11:31
  16. 1.6Near Berkeley, California, United States11-02 02:31
  17. 1.43 km NNE of San Leandro, California, United States10-12 19:43
  18. 1.44 km ENE of Danville, California, United States10-31 11:15
  19. 1.4Near San Ramon, California, United States10-19 01:46
  20. 1.35 km SSW of Pittsburg, California, United States10-26 04:46
  21. 1.34 km WNW of Blackhawk, California, United States10-31 14:20
  22. 1.34 km W of Blackhawk, California, United States10-31 15:01
  23. 1.2Near Alamo, California, United States10-14 04:46
  24. 1.2Near Danville, California, United States11-03 10:42
  25. 1.1Near San Ramon, California, United States10-19 01:17

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Event id nc75445131. First recorded here 5 Oct 2026, 19:11:22 UTC. Solutions: USGS · NC (usgs:nc75445131). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Clayton, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/nc75445131-m1-6-earthquake-6-km-sw-of-clayton-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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