California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km SSE of Clayton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km SSE of Clayton, California on Mon, May 24, 1982, 2:15 PM PDT (21:15 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km NNE of Castro Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-05-24 21:15:19 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.934° N, 121.930° 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
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.85 km NNW of San Leandro, California · 16200 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16200 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.51 km W of Moskowite Corner, California · 16198 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.82 km NNE of Saratoga, California · 16197 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.64 km NE of Fremont, California · 16195 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Sonoma, California · 16193 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.518 km E of East Foothills, California · 16192 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.811 km SSE of Tracy, California · 16190 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.010 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16190 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.413 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.66 km SE of Sunol, California · 16187 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.91 km ESE of Sonoma, California · 16187 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.62 km NNE of Piedmont, California · 16186 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.55 km WSW of Rutherford, California · 16185 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.11 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 16185 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.92 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16182 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.72 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16182 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.92 km S of Angwin, California · 16180 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.76 km ENE of Eldridge, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.016 km E of East Foothills, California · 16179 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 16177 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.37 km S of Dunnigan, California · 16176 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.61 km N of Castro Valley, California · 16173 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.75 km E of American Canyon, California · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.82 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.220 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.58 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16165 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.71 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16163 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.52 km NE of El Cerrito, California · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.014 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16162 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.71 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 16159 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.73 km WSW of Oakville, California · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.710 km S of Muir Beach, California · 16157 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.68 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16156 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.43 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16155 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.6Northern California · 16154 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.85 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16154 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.612 km ENE of Angwin, California · 16154 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.02 km ESE of Deer Park, California · 16154 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.65 km S of Port Costa, California · 16154 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.82 km SW of American Canyon, California · 16150 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.47 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16149 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.75 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.64 km SW of Courtland, California · 16146 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.63 km ESE of Union City, California · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.96 km S of Monument Hills, California · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.6Northern California · 16145 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.513 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16145 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.31 km N of American Canyon, California · 16204 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.55 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.511 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16207 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.29 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.713 km SSW of Tracy, California · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.64 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16212 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.53 km N of Piedmont, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.86km ESE of Garden Acres, CA · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.77 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.64 km NW of Montalvin, California · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16220 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.65 km E of Penngrove, California · 16222 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16224 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.612 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16224 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.412 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.80 km S of Saint Helena, California · 16225 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.66 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 16227 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.61 km NNW of Rollingwood, California · 16228 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.93 km SW of Los Altos Hills, California · 16229 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074709. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.