California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km WSW of Cupertino, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Cupertino, California on Sat, Feb 14, 1981, 3:41 AM PST (11:41 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 3 km SW of San Bruno, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-14 11:41:08 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.314° N, 122.059° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SW of San Bruno, California · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.82 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.19 km SSE of Sunol, California · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.12 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.75 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.712 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.3Northern California · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.911 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.49 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16651 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.69 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.75 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.01 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16650 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 3.010 km S of Davenport, California · 16649 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.11 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.50 km N of Pleasant Hill, California · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16649 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.43 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.27 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.87 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.17 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.52 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.610 km NE of San Martin, CA · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.67 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16647 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 3.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.5Central California · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 3.12 km E of Aromas, California · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.33 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16645 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.011 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16645 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.813 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 16643 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.61 km NNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 16643 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.715 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16642 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16642 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.614 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.64 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16642 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.04 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16642 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16641 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 2.77 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16656 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.16 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.315 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16659 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.09 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16660 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.620 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16660 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.60 km SSE of North Gate, California · 16660 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.39 km NE of San Martin, California · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.78 km N of Pacific Grove, California · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060351. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.