California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km E of Patterson, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km E of Patterson, California on Mon, Jun 11, 1979, 5:49 AM PDT (12:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

Patterson forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-06-11 12:49:18 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.481° N, 121.027° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.311 km ESE of Sunol, California · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.47 km N of Hollister, California · 17275 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSE of Fairview, California · 17275 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.111 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 17274 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17273 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 17273 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.44 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17273 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17273 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.722 km NNE of Hollister, California · 17273 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.119 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.617 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17271 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.721 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.02 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 17266 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.812 km WSW of Byron, California · 17266 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.312 km WSW of Byron, California · 17266 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17266 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17265 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.016 km WSW of Volta, California · 17265 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17264 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.6Central California · 17263 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.47 km N of Hollister, California · 17263 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.66 km SW of Bootjack, California · 17261 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17261 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.630 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17261 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.916 km SSW of Tracy, California · 17258 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 3.32 km E of Union City, California · 17258 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.92 km E of Union City, California · 17258 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17258 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17257 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.93 km SSW of Mountain House, California · 17257 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17256 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 17256 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.42 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.542 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 17255 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.29 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17255 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.83 km E of Union City, California · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17252 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17252 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 3.62 km NNE of Diablo, California · 17251 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.42 km NE of Diablo, California · 17251 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17251 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.74 km SE of North Gate, California · 17250 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.43 km NNW of Blackhawk, California · 17250 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.96 km NW of Day Valley, California · 17249 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.55 km WSW of Antioch, California · 17248 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.07 km N of Bethel Island, California · 17248 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.518 km SE of Livermore, California · 17248 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17247 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 17246 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17245 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17244 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17244 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.85 km ESE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17240 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17280 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17281 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17284 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17287 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17287 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17287 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.24 km SSE of Pittsburg, California · 17288 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.33 km E of Aromas, California · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.49 km SE of Sunol, California · 17288 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.89 km SE of Sunol, California · 17290 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.9Northern California · 17290 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17291 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.015 km E of East Foothills, California · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.330 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17294 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17296 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046146. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.