California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km SE of Livermore, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Livermore, California on Fri, Aug 29, 1980, 4:52 AM PDT (11:52 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SW of Davenport, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-08-29 11:52:31 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.570° N, 121.659° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.20 km W of Green Valley, California · 16836 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.91 km W of Green Valley, California · 16836 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16836 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.115 km SE of Livermore, California · 16835 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.815 km SE of Livermore, California · 16835 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.715 km SE of Livermore, California · 16835 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.716 km SE of Livermore, California · 16835 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.015 km SE of Livermore, California · 16835 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.915 km SE of Livermore, California · 16835 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16835 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16835 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSE of Sunol, California · 16834 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16833 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.121 km WSW of Volta, California · 16832 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.812 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16831 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16831 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16831 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.215 km SE of Livermore, California · 16830 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16830 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.316 km SE of Livermore, California · 16830 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16829 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.69 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16829 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.57 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16829 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.915 km SE of Livermore, California · 16828 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, California · 16828 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.7Northern California · 16828 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.1Central California · 16828 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.07 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16828 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.511 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16826 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16826 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16826 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.412 km N of Livermore, California · 16825 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.710 km SSW of Brentwood, California · 16823 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.115 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16823 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.710 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16822 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.51 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16822 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.02 km SW of Alamo, California · 16822 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.31 km NE of Piedmont, California · 16821 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.38 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16821 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16820 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.92 km N of Hollister, California · 16820 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16818 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.66 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16817 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.53 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16816 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.715 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16815 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.13 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16815 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 16815 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.78 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16814 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.69 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16814 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.611 km SSW of Brentwood, California · 16813 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 16813 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.71 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 16810 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.61 km E of Pacheco, California · 16810 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.72 km NE of Diablo, California · 16810 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.57 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16809 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16808 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16806 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16806 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16805 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16803 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.12 km W of Green Valley, California · 16836 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16836 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.315 km SE of Livermore, California · 16836 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.717 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16837 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.61 km NW of Green Valley, California · 16837 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.82 km W of Green Valley, California · 16837 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.41 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16837 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.816 km SE of Livermore, California · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.815 km SE of Livermore, California · 16838 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.815 km SE of Livermore, California · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.015 km SE of Livermore, California · 16838 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.815 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16839 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 16839 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.715 km SE of Livermore, California · 16841 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16841 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.515 km SE of Livermore, California · 16841 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.915 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16841 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.516 km SE of Livermore, California · 16841 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.115 km SE of Livermore, California · 16841 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.616 km SE of Livermore, California · 16841 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1055352. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.