California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km NE of Livermore, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Livermore, California on Fri, Jan 25, 1980, 12:27 PM PST (20:27 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 9 km NNE of Livermore, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-25 20:27:50 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.750° N, 121.693° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17036 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.612 km N of Livermore, California · 17035 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.06 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 17035 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.811 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17035 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.410 km SW of Brentwood, CA · 17035 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.63 km SW of Davenport, California · 17035 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17035 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.89 km E of Livermore, California · 17035 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.15 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17035 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17034 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17034 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.810 km SW of Brentwood, California · 17034 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.611 km SE of Livermore, California · 17034 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.511 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.98 km NE of Livermore, California · 17033 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.69 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17033 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.010 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17033 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.911 km E of Livermore, California · 17032 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.211 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17032 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.511 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17032 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.79 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17032 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17032 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.67 km WSW of Byron, California · 17032 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.211 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17032 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.69 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17032 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.97 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.69 km N of Livermore, California · 17031 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.611 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17031 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.511 km SW of Brentwood, California · 17030 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.57 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 17030 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17030 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.612 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.612 km WSW of Byron, California · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.712 km SW of Byron, California · 17030 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.312 km SW of Byron, California · 17030 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.93 km S of Diablo, California · 17030 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.910 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17029 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.68 km NE of Livermore, California · 17029 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.511 km E of Livermore, California · 17029 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.85 km SE of Livermore, California · 17029 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.11 km WSW of Livermore, California · 17029 days ago · 57 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.58 km NE of Hollister, California · 17029 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.17 km NW of Bayview, California · 17029 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.08 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17029 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.7Northern California · 17028 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.411 km SW of Brentwood, California · 17028 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.49 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.16 km E of Santa Venetia, California · 17028 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.19 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17028 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17028 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.411 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.917 km SE of Livermore, California · 17027 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.310 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17027 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.19 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17027 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.55 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17026 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 177.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1050310. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.