California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Sat, Oct 16, 1976, 9:12 AM PDT (16:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 20 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-10-16 16:12:42 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.286° N, 121.665° 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
±0.56
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km SE of Sunol, California · 18246 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.32 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18246 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18245 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.820 km W of Westley, California · 18245 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.7Central California · 18245 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.73 km NW of Sunol, California · 18245 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18245 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.320 km NE of Soledad, California · 18245 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.63 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 18244 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.63 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 18244 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.9Central California · 18244 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.828 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 18244 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18244 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18244 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18244 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.71 km E of Campbell, California · 18244 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.66 km SSW of Gonzales, California · 18243 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.12 km NE of San Ramon, California · 18243 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, California · 18243 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.210 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18243 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18242 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18241 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.12 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 18241 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18241 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 3.58 km NW of Hollister, California · 18240 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.83 km SE of Aromas, California · 18240 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.34 km SE of Aromas, California · 18240 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18240 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.99 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18239 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18239 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.010 km NW of Hollister, California · 18239 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.95 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18238 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18237 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18237 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18237 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 18236 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.717 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 18236 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18236 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.9Central California · 18235 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.6Northern California · 18235 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 3.19 km S of Antioch, California · 18235 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 18234 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.62 km W of Monte Sereno, California · 18234 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18233 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.83 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 18233 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.49 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18232 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18231 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.73 km W of Cupertino, California · 18230 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.916 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18230 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.03 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18230 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.64 km SSE of Concord, California · 18230 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.01 km SW of Dublin, California · 18229 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.110 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18229 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18229 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.22 km SSW of Danville, California · 18229 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 3.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18229 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.86 km S of Livermore, California · 18228 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.21 km WNW of Cambrian Park, California · 18228 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.37 km S of Diablo Grande, California · 18228 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.93 km SSW of Antioch, California · 18227 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.61 km NNE of San Ramon, California · 18247 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.55 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18248 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.81 km NNE of San Ramon, California · 18248 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 18248 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18248 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.41 km SSE of Concord, California · 18249 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18249 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18249 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18249 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18249 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18250 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.610 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.917 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18251 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 18252 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.11 km NNW of Portola Valley, California · 18253 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18253 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.7Central California · 18254 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18254 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18254 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18254 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1031921. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.