California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km NE of Danville, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Danville, California on Mon, Dec 1, 1975, 2:08 PM PST (22:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-12-01 22:08:37 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.830° N, 121.985° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km WNW of Orinda, California · 18566 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.26 km ESE of Sunol, California · 18563 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.00 km SE of Danville, California · 18563 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.81 km NW of Danville, California · 18562 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.99 km NE of San Martin, California · 18562 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18560 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.01 km NW of Rollingwood, California · 18560 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.51 km N of San Pablo, California · 18560 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.011 km SSE of Livermore, California · 18558 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.019 km E of East Foothills, California · 18553 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18553 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18549 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 18548 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.35 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18547 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 18547 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18545 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.74 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 18543 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18543 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18542 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.611 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 18542 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.26 km SE of Sunol, California · 18542 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.015 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18541 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.910 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 18540 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18540 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 3.110 km SE of Livermore, California · 18540 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.810 km SE of Livermore, California · 18540 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.910 km SE of Livermore, California · 18540 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.79 km WSW of Mountain House, California · 18540 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, California · 18539 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18538 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.47 km SE of Sunol, California · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.66 km SE of Sunol, California · 18536 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.37 km SE of Sunol, California · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.57 km SE of Sunol, California · 18535 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.81 km ENE of Alamo, California · 18533 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.90 km NNE of San Pablo, California · 18532 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18531 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 18530 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.318 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18530 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 18527 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18526 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18522 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.82 km NNE of Danville, California · 18520 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18519 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18517 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.77 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.57 km NNW of Morgan Hill, California · 18514 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.34 km S of Loyola, California · 18514 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.09 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18511 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18511 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.15 km E of Fremont, California · 18511 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.92 km ENE of Union City, California · 18507 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18507 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.1Northern California · 18566 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.91 km ENE of Danville, California · 18566 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.35 km E of Vallejo, California · 18566 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.25 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 18566 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.51 km NE of Danville, California · 18566 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.91 km NW of Corralitos, California · 18567 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.01 km NE of Danville, California · 18567 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.23 km N of Pittsburg, California · 18568 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.29 km E of San Martin, California · 18568 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.74 km S of Blackhawk, California · 18568 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18571 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.07 km NNE of Pittsburg, California · 18571 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18572 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18572 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.62 km ESE of Hayward, California · 18572 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.911 km NE of Angwin, California · 18573 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.95 km NE of San Martin, California · 18573 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18575 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 18575 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.64 km ENE of Boulder Creek, California · 18575 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027770. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.