California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km ESE of Sunol, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Sunol, California on Mon, Nov 5, 1979, 7:41 AM PST (15:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km NE of Chinatown, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-05 15:41:55 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.552° N, 121.769° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km NE of Chinatown, California · 17123 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17123 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.14 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17123 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.62 km N of Hollister, California · 17122 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.32 km WNW of San Martin, California · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.39 km N of Hollister, California · 17122 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.43 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17121 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17120 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17120 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.77 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17120 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17119 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17119 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.121 km E of East Foothills, California · 17119 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.51 km NNW of Concord, California · 17119 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.91 km SSW of Fairview, California · 17118 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.12 km SSW of Fairview, California · 17117 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.822 km NE of Hollister, California · 17116 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17116 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.60 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17116 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.55 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17116 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17115 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.73 km E of Cambrian Park, California · 17114 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.49 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17114 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.04 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 3.316 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 17113 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.49 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17113 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.711 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17113 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.713 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 17112 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.512 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.112 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17112 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.27 km E of Gilroy, California · 17112 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.15 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17112 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.75 km E of East Foothills, California · 17111 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.716 km SE of Livermore, California · 17110 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17110 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.625 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 17110 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17110 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17109 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17109 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.37 km NE of Aromas, California · 17109 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17109 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17109 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.81 km S of Campbell, California · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17107 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 17107 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.96 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17105 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17104 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.911 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17104 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 17103 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.811 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17125 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17125 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.03 km E of Berkeley, California · 17126 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.78 km SE of Moskowite Corner, California · 17126 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17126 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.53 km S of Fairview, California · 17127 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.53 km S of Fairview, California · 17129 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17130 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.211 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17130 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.82 km SSW of Pleasanton, California · 17130 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.47 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17131 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 17131 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.91 km NE of San Leandro, California · 17131 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.13 km E of Berkeley, California · 17133 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.76 km SW of Napa, California · 17133 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1048649. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.