California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km ENE of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Seven Trees, California on Sat, Jan 10, 1981, 2:59 AM PST (10:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 7 km E of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-01-10 10:59:39 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.311° N, 121.684° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.419 km E of East Foothills, California · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16701 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.916 km SE of Livermore, California · 16700 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16699 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.81 km ESE of Pittsburg, California · 16698 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.75 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16698 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.56 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16698 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.06 km E of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.48 km NW of Hollister, California · 16697 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16695 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16695 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16695 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.61 km SW of Alamo, California · 16695 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.75 km NNE of Pittsburg, California · 16694 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16693 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.53 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 16693 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16693 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16693 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.53 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.810 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.08 km NW of Hollister, California · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.021 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16692 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.71 km S of Discovery Bay, California · 16690 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.47 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16690 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.010 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16690 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16688 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.66 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16688 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.92 km N of Monte Sereno, California · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.810 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16688 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.54 km W of Gonzales, California · 16688 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.014 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16688 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.61 km N of Pleasant Hill, California · 16687 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.610 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 16686 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.72 km N of Ashland, California · 16686 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16686 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 16686 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.06 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.86 km E of San Martin, California · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.116 km E of East Foothills, California · 16685 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16685 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 4.14 km SE of Aromas, California · 16685 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16702 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16702 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16703 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 16703 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16704 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.04 km SE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.712 km SE of Sunol, California · 16705 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.12 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 16705 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.61 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.91 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.52 km SE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16706 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.78 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16706 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.14 km SSE of Pittsburg, California · 16706 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.56 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16707 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, California · 16707 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.27 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16707 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.91 km N of Pleasant Hill, California · 16708 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16709 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059109. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.