California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km SE of Livermore, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Livermore, California on Sun, Oct 25, 1981, 7:56 AM PST (15:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-25 15:56:29 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.590° N, 121.683° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.14 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.87 km S of Sunol, California · 16402 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.013 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.211 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16401 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16401 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.85 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 16400 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.44 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.02 km E of Ladera, California · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.62 km SE of Ladera, California · 16399 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.020 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.93 km S of Fairview, California · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.11 km ENE of Pittsburg, California · 16395 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.33 km S of Fairview, California · 16395 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.73 km S of Green Valley, California · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.84 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16393 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.28 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16393 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.01 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16391 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.815 km S of Pescadero, California · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.42 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.813 km N of Hollister, California · 16388 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.33 km SW of Antioch, California · 16386 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.93 km SW of Antioch, California · 16386 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.516 km SE of Livermore, California · 16384 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.312 km SSW of Davenport, California · 16383 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16382 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.99 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 16381 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 3.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16381 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.83 km SE of Pacifica, California · 16380 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.14 km NW of Mountain House, California · 16379 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.07 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16379 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.08 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.63 km SW of Loyola, California · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.9Northern California · 16376 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16376 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.511 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16375 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.85 km N of San Leandro, California · 16375 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.67 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16373 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.911 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.35 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.45 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, California · 16369 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16368 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16368 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.12 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.09 km E of Gilroy, California · 16367 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.59 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.612 km N of Hollister, California · 16366 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.32 km S of Fairview, California · 16403 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.22 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16403 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16403 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.013 km N of Hollister, California · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.015 km WNW of Davenport, California · 16404 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.41 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.61 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.63 km ENE of Grayson, California · 16404 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.310 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.715 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16405 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.87 km SSW of Pescadero, California · 16405 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.72 km NE of San Leandro, California · 16405 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16406 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16407 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.78 km S of Gilroy, California · 16409 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16410 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.46 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16410 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.03 km SSE of Brentwood, California · 16411 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.03 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16412 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.