California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12 km E of Blackhawk, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km E of Blackhawk, California on Wed, Jun 3, 1981, 12:59 PM PDT (19:59 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-06-03 19:59:00 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.842° N, 121.773° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.11 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.41 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.19 km S of Sunol, California · 16553 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.922 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.60 km NE of Woodside, California · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16550 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.56 km N of Foster City, California · 16547 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.58 km ENE of Dublin, California · 16546 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.58 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 16543 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.56 km WNW of Daly City, California · 16542 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.910 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16539 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.87 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16537 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16537 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.65 km NNE of Rohnert Park, California · 16536 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16536 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.23 km NE of Alamo, California · 16532 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.22 km N of Danville, California · 16530 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.93 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.611 km SE of La Honda, California · 16524 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.64 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 16523 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16523 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16523 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.511 km N of Livermore, California · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.62 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.47 km W of Mountain House, California · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.8Northern California · 16520 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.922 km SE of Livermore, California · 16520 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.72 km NE of Union City, California · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.116 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.46 km SW of Kenwood, California · 16514 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16514 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16513 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16513 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.111 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16512 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.12 km SSW of Broadmoor, California · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.02 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 16509 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16509 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.85 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 16508 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16508 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16508 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.921 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16508 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.64 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16506 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16505 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.716 km SE of Livermore, California · 16555 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.315 km SE of Livermore, California · 16555 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSE of Fairview, California · 16556 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.63 km NE of Day Valley, California · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.55 km E of Fremont, California · 16557 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.810 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16558 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16558 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.211 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16558 days ago · 19 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.94 km SSW of Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, California · 16560 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.45 km S of Gilroy, California · 16562 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.46 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16562 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.66 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.26 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16562 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16562 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.50 km SE of North Gate, California · 16562 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.78 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16563 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.815 km SE of Livermore, California · 16564 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064233. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.