California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km NNE of Livermore, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Livermore, California on Thu, Jan 22, 1981, 10:19 PM PST (06:19 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 14 km SSE of Livermore, California. This one was a foreshock.

Livermore forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-23 06:19:01 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.766° N, 121.723° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.66 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16677 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.92 km N of Monte Sereno, California · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.810 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16677 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.014 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16676 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.83 km SW of Muir Beach, California · 16676 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.61 km N of Pleasant Hill, California · 16675 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.610 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 16675 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.72 km N of Ashland, California · 16675 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16675 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.06 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.86 km E of San Martin, California · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.116 km E of East Foothills, California · 16674 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.23 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.03 km SSW of Davenport, California · 16672 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.23 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.79 km SW of Ripon, California · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.010 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16669 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.915 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.4Central California · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.511 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.54 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.69 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16664 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.83 km S of Communications Hill, California · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.5Northern California · 16663 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.96 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 16663 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.811 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16662 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.07 km NNE of Pittsburg, California · 16662 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.11 km NE of San Leandro, California · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.39 km NE of San Martin, California · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.75 km SSE of Herald, California · 16660 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.60 km SSE of North Gate, California · 16659 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 3.09 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16659 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.315 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16659 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.16 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.77 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16656 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.52 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.73 km SW of San Bruno, California · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.19 km SSE of Sunol, California · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.712 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.3Northern California · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.911 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.49 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16651 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.69 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.79 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.75 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 3.01 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16649 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.47 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16678 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.71 km S of Discovery Bay, California · 16679 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.021 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16680 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.08 km NW of Hollister, California · 16681 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.810 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16681 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.53 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 16681 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.75 km NNE of Pittsburg, California · 16683 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.61 km SW of Alamo, California · 16683 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16684 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16686 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16686 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16686 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.48 km NW of Hollister, California · 16686 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16686 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16686 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16686 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059516. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.