California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km S of Fairview, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Fairview, California on Tue, Oct 30, 1979, 5:48 PM PST (01:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-31 01:48:50 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.651° N, 122.041° 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
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km S of Fairview, California · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17126 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.78 km SE of Moskowite Corner, California · 17126 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.03 km E of Berkeley, California · 17125 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17125 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17125 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.811 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17123 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.111 km ESE of Sunol, California · 17123 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.25 km NE of Chinatown, California · 17123 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17123 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.14 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.32 km WNW of San Martin, California · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.39 km N of Hollister, California · 17122 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.43 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17120 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17120 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.77 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17120 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.121 km E of East Foothills, California · 17118 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.51 km NNW of Concord, California · 17118 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.91 km SSW of Fairview, California · 17118 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.12 km SSW of Fairview, California · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17116 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 3.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17115 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17114 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.73 km E of Cambrian Park, California · 17114 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.49 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17113 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.04 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 3.316 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 17113 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.49 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.711 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17112 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.713 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 17112 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.512 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.112 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17112 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.27 km E of Gilroy, California · 17112 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.85 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 17111 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.75 km E of East Foothills, California · 17111 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17110 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.716 km SE of Livermore, California · 17110 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17110 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.625 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 17110 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17110 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17109 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17109 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.37 km NE of Aromas, California · 17109 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.81 km S of Campbell, California · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 17106 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17104 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.911 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17104 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 17103 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 17103 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.513 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17103 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.91 km WNW of Cambrian Park, California · 17102 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 3.03 km NW of Diablo, California · 17102 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 2.211 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17130 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.82 km SSW of Pleasanton, California · 17130 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.47 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17131 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 17131 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.91 km NE of San Leandro, California · 17131 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.13 km E of Berkeley, California · 17132 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.76 km SW of Napa, California · 17132 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.611 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17133 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.31 km E of North Gate, California · 17133 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.619 km W of Volta, California · 17135 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.68 km ESE of Loma Mar, California · 17135 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.22 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17137 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.65 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 17137 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17138 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17138 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17138 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.09 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17139 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17140 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17140 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.99 km NE of San Martin, California · 17140 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1048568. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.