California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Mon, Jun 8, 1981, 6:47 AM PDT (13:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km ESE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-08 13:47:46 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.293° N, 121.660° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.56 km N of Foster City, California · 16540 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.58 km ENE of Dublin, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.4Central California · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.6Northern California · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.58 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.56 km WNW of Daly City, California · 16535 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.23 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.910 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16532 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16532 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.87 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16531 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16531 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16530 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16530 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16529 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.94 km N of Hollister, California · 16529 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16528 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16528 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 16527 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.23 km NE of Alamo, California · 16524 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.22 km N of Danville, California · 16523 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.93 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.528 km NE of Soledad, California · 16522 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.98 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16518 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.611 km SE of La Honda, California · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.714 km S of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 16517 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16517 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16517 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.64 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 16516 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16516 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16516 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16515 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.511 km N of Livermore, California · 16515 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.60 km NE of Woodside, California · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16543 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.416 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16543 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.922 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.19 km S of Sunol, California · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.41 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.11 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16547 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.81 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.012 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16547 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.716 km SE of Livermore, California · 16547 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.315 km SE of Livermore, California · 16547 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 16548 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.64 km SSE of Fairview, California · 16549 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.95 km SE of Aromas, California · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064361. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.