California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SSE of Fairview, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Fairview, California on Sat, Jun 16, 1979, 9:12 PM PDT (04:12 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 The 1979 Coyote Lake, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-06-17 04:12:14 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.643° N, 122.034° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km ENE of Piedmont, California · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.63 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17276 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.722 km NNE of Hollister, California · 17275 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.72 km NNW of Crockett, California · 17274 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.119 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17273 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.617 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17273 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.721 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17273 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.93 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 17273 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.06 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 17272 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.29 km S of Muir Beach, California · 17272 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.02 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 17269 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.812 km WSW of Byron, California · 17269 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.312 km WSW of Byron, California · 17269 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17268 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17267 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.47 km N of Hollister, California · 17265 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.93 km E of Berkeley, California · 17264 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17263 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.61 km WNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 17263 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.92 km WNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 17263 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.75 km NE of San Leandro, California · 17262 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.65 km NE of San Leandro, California · 17261 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.89 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 17261 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17261 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.916 km SSW of Tracy, California · 17261 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.32 km E of Union City, California · 17260 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.92 km E of Union City, California · 17260 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17260 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17259 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.93 km SSW of Mountain House, California · 17259 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.42 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17257 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.83 km E of Union City, California · 17257 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17254 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.62 km NNE of Diablo, California · 17254 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.42 km NE of Diablo, California · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.76 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 17253 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.74 km SE of North Gate, California · 17252 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.43 km NNW of Blackhawk, California · 17252 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.96 km NW of Day Valley, California · 17251 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.61 km SW of Hillsborough, California · 17250 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17250 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.55 km WSW of Antioch, California · 17250 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.07 km N of Bethel Island, California · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.518 km SE of Livermore, California · 17250 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17249 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 17248 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.53 km SSW of Black Point-Green Point, California · 17246 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.72 km N of Rutherford, California · 17244 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.73 km N of Rutherford, California · 17242 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.66 km S of Green Valley, California · 17239 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.66 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 17239 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.31 km E of Pittsburg, California · 17236 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.920 km SSW of Twin Lakes, California · 17236 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17236 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.310 km N of Hollister, California · 17235 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17235 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17233 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 3.03 km SE of Concord, California · 17277 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.83 km SE of Concord, California · 17277 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.47 km N of Hollister, California · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.311 km ESE of Sunol, California · 17278 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17278 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17278 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.74 km S of Suisun, California · 17279 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.18 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.79 km E of Patterson, California · 17282 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.10 km SE of Concord, California · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17283 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17286 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17289 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17290 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.24 km SSE of Pittsburg, California · 17290 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.33 km E of Aromas, California · 17290 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.49 km SE of Sunol, California · 17290 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.89 km SE of Sunol, California · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.22 km NW of Orinda, California · 17292 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046219. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.