California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 0 km ESE of Fairview, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 0 km ESE of Fairview, California on Tue, Jan 10, 1978, 3:23 AM PST (11:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 6 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-10 11:23:47 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.675° N, 122.038° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km S of Diablo, California · 17786 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 17786 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.65 km NE of Amesti, California · 17785 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.51 km S of Diablo, California · 17785 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.12 km SW of Los Altos Hills, California · 17784 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.12 km WSW of San Ramon, California · 17783 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.93 km N of Union City, California · 17781 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.45 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17780 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.66 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 17780 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.17 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17777 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 17776 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.12 km E of North Gate, California · 17776 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.02 km E of North Gate, California · 17776 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.52 km E of North Gate, California · 17775 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.74 km N of Union City, California · 17775 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17773 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.93 km E of Saint Helena, California · 17770 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.89 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17768 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.49 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17768 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.92 km E of North Gate, California · 17764 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.72 km E of North Gate, California · 17764 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.85 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17764 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.410 km SW of Brentwood, California · 17762 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17760 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.15 km E of Fremont, California · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.35 km E of Fremont, California · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.94 km E of Fremont, California · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.75 km E of Fremont, California · 17759 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.311 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17759 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17758 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17758 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.34 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17758 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.112 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17757 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.811 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17757 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.611 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17757 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.07 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 17757 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17753 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17752 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.85 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 17752 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.55 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 17752 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.09 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 17750 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17750 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.05 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 17750 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17749 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.6Northern California · 17747 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.62 km S of Blackhawk, California · 17747 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.71 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 17746 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.44 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.84 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17745 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.27 km S of Livermore, California · 17744 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.6Northern California · 17740 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.7Central California · 17739 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.31 km NNE of Diablo, California · 17737 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.71 km N of North Gate, California · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, California · 17737 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.59 km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.16 km S of Sunol, California · 17733 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17788 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17789 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17792 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 17796 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17797 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.36 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17799 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17801 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.17 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 17802 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17803 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.623 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 17804 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.68 km NE of Milpitas, California · 17805 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17805 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 17806 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 17806 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.22 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 17806 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.94 km W of San Leandro, California · 17807 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.126 km SW of Davenport, California · 17807 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.15 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 17808 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.41 km NW of Concord, California · 17808 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038523. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.