California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California on Fri, May 25, 1979, 2:01 PM PDT (21:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km NNE of Diablo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-05-25 21:01:28 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.261° N, 121.649° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17298 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17297 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17297 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17296 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.330 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17295 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.23 km E of Berkeley, California · 17294 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.46 km N of Bay Point, California · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.015 km E of East Foothills, California · 17293 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17292 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.9Northern California · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.82 km NW of Orinda, California · 17291 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.12 km NW of Orinda, California · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.92 km NNW of Orinda, California · 17291 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.22 km NW of Orinda, California · 17291 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.89 km SE of Sunol, California · 17291 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17290 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17290 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17290 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.49 km SE of Sunol, California · 17290 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.33 km E of Aromas, California · 17290 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.24 km SSE of Pittsburg, California · 17289 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17289 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17289 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17289 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17285 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17285 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17284 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17284 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17284 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.620 km NE of Soledad, California · 17283 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17282 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17282 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 3.10 km SE of Concord, California · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17282 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.79 km E of Patterson, California · 17282 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.18 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17281 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17277 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17277 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.311 km ESE of Sunol, California · 17277 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17277 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.47 km N of Hollister, California · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.83 km SE of Concord, California · 17276 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 3.03 km SE of Concord, California · 17276 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.74 km SSE of Fairview, California · 17276 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.71 km ENE of Piedmont, California · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.44 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17300 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.27 km W of Gilroy, California · 17301 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.525 km WSW of Volta, California · 17302 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.725 km WSW of Volta, California · 17302 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17305 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.05 km SE of Aromas, California · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17307 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17307 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.72 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 17308 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17308 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.110 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17310 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.92 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 17310 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.31 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 17310 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.69 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.82 km S of Hollister, California · 17311 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17312 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17312 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 17312 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17312 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045921. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.