California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km N of Dublin, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km N of Dublin, California on Sun, Feb 1, 1976, 9:07 PM PST (05:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km NW of Dublin, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-02-02 05:07:55 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.741° N, 121.928° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18508 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18508 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.09 km SSW of Diablo Grande, California · 18506 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.16 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18504 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 18503 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.016 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18503 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18502 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.89 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18502 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18502 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.63 km ESE of Union City, California · 18501 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.7Northern California · 18499 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18499 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.8Northern California · 18498 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.04 km N of Dublin, California · 18498 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.94 km NNE of Dublin, California · 18498 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.64 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18497 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 18497 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18497 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.10 km SW of Waldon, California · 18496 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.40 km W of Concord, California · 18493 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.11 km N of Brentwood, California · 18492 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18492 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.88 km E of East Foothills, California · 18491 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.8Northern California · 18490 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.116 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18488 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, California · 18488 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.59 km SW of Saratoga, California · 18486 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18486 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.44 km ENE of Kenwood, California · 18485 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.99 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 18482 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18481 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.73 km WNW of Dublin, California · 18481 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.010 km SSW of Brentwood, California · 18481 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.58 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18480 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 3.54 km NW of Dublin, California · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 3.04 km NW of Dublin, California · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.04 km WNW of Dublin, California · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.92 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 18478 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.216 km E of East Foothills, California · 18478 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.77 km SE of Sunol, California · 18477 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.79 km SW of Saratoga, California · 18477 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.35 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 18477 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.09 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 18475 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18475 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.220 km E of East Foothills, California · 18475 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.67 km SE of Cambrian Park, California · 18475 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18473 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.97 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18473 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.910 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18473 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.916 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18472 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.83 km NE of San Ramon, California · 18472 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.32 km SE of Walnut Creek, California · 18472 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.03 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 18472 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.43 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 18471 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 3.02 km SW of Los Altos Hills, California · 18471 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.92 km SW of Los Altos Hills, California · 18471 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.617 km ESE of Livermore, California · 18471 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.88 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18470 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.0Northern California · 18469 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 18508 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.53 km SSW of Loyola, California · 18509 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18509 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18509 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18509 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.90 km ENE of East Richmond Heights, California · 18509 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.41 km ENE of Soquel, California · 18509 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18511 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.910 km NW of Hollister, California · 18511 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.92 km ENE of Union City, California · 18512 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.425 km NE of Hollister, California · 18513 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.626 km NE of Hollister, California · 18514 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.15 km E of Fremont, California · 18516 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.09 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18516 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.87 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18517 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.34 km S of Loyola, California · 18518 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.57 km NNW of Morgan Hill, California · 18519 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 18519 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.77 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18520 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028671. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.