California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km ENE of Dublin, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Dublin, California on Fri, Jun 12, 1981, 8:55 AM PDT (15:55 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km ESE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-12 15:55:30 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.737° N, 121.851° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Northern California · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16542 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16542 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.58 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 16541 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.56 km WNW of Daly City, California · 16540 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.910 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16537 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16537 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.87 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16536 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16535 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16535 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16534 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16533 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.23 km NE of Alamo, California · 16529 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.22 km N of Danville, California · 16528 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.93 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.98 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16523 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.611 km SE of La Honda, California · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.64 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 16521 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16520 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.511 km N of Livermore, California · 16520 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.62 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.47 km W of Mountain House, California · 16518 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.8Northern California · 16517 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.922 km SE of Livermore, California · 16517 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16517 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.72 km NE of Union City, California · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.116 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.97 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16512 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.46 km SW of Kenwood, California · 16511 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16511 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16511 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16510 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.111 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16510 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.12 km SSW of Broadmoor, California · 16508 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.02 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 16507 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16507 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.85 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 16506 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16506 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16506 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.921 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16506 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.64 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.54 km ENE of La Honda, California · 16502 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16500 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16544 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.56 km N of Foster City, California · 16545 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16547 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.60 km NE of Woodside, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.922 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16549 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.19 km S of Sunol, California · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.41 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.11 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.81 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.012 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16552 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.716 km SE of Livermore, California · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.315 km SE of Livermore, California · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.64 km SSE of Fairview, California · 16554 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.95 km SE of Aromas, California · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.63 km NE of Day Valley, California · 16554 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064488. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.