California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Tue, May 8, 1979, 12:29 AM PDT (07:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 23 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-05-08 07:29:29 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.288° N, 121.665° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.633 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17314 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.614 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.515 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.730 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17312 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17312 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.97 km E of Gilroy, California · 17312 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17310 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 17310 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.82 km S of Hollister, California · 17309 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.69 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17308 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.31 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 17308 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.92 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 17308 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.110 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17307 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17306 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.72 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 17305 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17305 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17305 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.05 km SE of Aromas, California · 17304 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17302 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.725 km WSW of Volta, California · 17300 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.525 km WSW of Volta, California · 17300 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.27 km W of Gilroy, California · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17298 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17297 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.330 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17293 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.23 km E of Berkeley, California · 17292 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.46 km N of Bay Point, California · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.015 km E of East Foothills, California · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17290 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.9Northern California · 17289 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.82 km NW of Orinda, California · 17289 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.12 km NW of Orinda, California · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.92 km NNW of Orinda, California · 17289 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.22 km NW of Orinda, California · 17289 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.89 km SE of Sunol, California · 17289 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17287 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.49 km SE of Sunol, California · 17287 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.33 km E of Aromas, California · 17287 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.24 km SSE of Pittsburg, California · 17287 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17287 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17286 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17286 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.5Northern California · 17314 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17314 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17314 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17314 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.6Central California · 17315 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17315 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.0Central California · 17315 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.56 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17316 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.82 km WSW of Lafayette, California · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.8Northern California · 17316 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.0Northern California · 17316 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.0Northern California · 17316 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.95 km NW of Acalanes Ridge, California · 17316 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17316 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045713. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.