California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km ENE of Fairview, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Fairview, California on Mon, Apr 19, 1976, 5:44 AM PST (13:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km N of Pittsburg, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-04-19 13:44:05 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.687° N, 121.993° 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
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18427 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.610 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18427 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.46 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18425 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.46 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 18425 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.07 km NNE of San Martin, California · 18425 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18425 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.41 km NW of Kensington, California · 18422 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.6Central California · 18422 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.4Northern California · 18421 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.68 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 18421 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.97 km SE of La Honda, California · 18421 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.620 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18419 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.63 km E of Aromas, California · 18419 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18416 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.74 km WSW of Loyola, California · 18415 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.48 km N of Pittsburg, California · 18414 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.215 km SSE of Diablo Grande, California · 18412 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.119 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18412 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 18409 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.27 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18407 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18407 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, California · 18407 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.421 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18406 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.72 km N of San Leandro, California · 18405 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.521 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18404 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.715 km SSE of Diablo Grande, California · 18404 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.62 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 18404 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.87 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 18403 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.08 km NW of Hollister, California · 18402 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.913 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 18401 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.35 km SSW of Alamo, California · 18401 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.24 km SSW of Alamo, California · 18400 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.62 km NE of San Ramon, California · 18400 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.32 km NE of San Ramon, California · 18400 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 3.43 km WNW of Dublin, California · 18398 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18397 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.32 km E of San Ramon, California · 18397 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.28 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 18397 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 3.08 km NW of Hollister, California · 18397 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.29 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18397 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.3Northern California · 18397 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.58 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18395 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.29 km NE of San Martin, CA · 18394 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18394 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.1Northern California · 18394 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.87 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18393 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.89 km E of San Martin, California · 18393 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.14 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 18392 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 18390 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 3.4Northern California · 18389 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.48 km NW of Hollister, California · 18386 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18386 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.02 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 18385 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.73 km E of San Leandro, California · 18385 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.88 km NW of Hollister, California · 18384 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.621 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18382 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 3.48 km NW of Hollister, California · 18382 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.72 km S of Fairview, California · 18381 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.38 km NW of Hollister, California · 18381 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.27 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18428 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.07 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18428 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.67 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18428 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.34 km ENE of Fairview, California · 18429 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.87 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18431 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18431 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.17 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18431 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 18432 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.04 km E of Fairview, California · 18432 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.94 km E of Fairview, California · 18432 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.66 km ENE of Aromas, California · 18433 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.110 km SSW of Brentwood, California · 18433 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.3Central California · 18434 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 18434 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.94 km E of Fairview, California · 18434 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18434 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.18 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18435 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.57 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18435 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18436 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18438 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029464. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.