California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km WSW of Cupertino, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Cupertino, California on Wed, Mar 10, 1982, 7:42 PM PST (03:42 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 1 km E of Piedmont, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-11 03:42:45 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.313° N, 122.075° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.41 km E of Piedmont, California · 16266 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16265 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.08 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.2Northern California · 16263 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.57 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16263 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16261 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16261 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16260 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.74 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16258 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.611 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, California · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.020 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.70 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16255 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.52 km E of San Ramon, California · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.02 km E of San Ramon, California · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.92 km E of San Ramon, California · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.63 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16255 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.117 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16254 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.92 km E of San Ramon, California · 16254 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.03 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.62 km E of San Ramon, California · 16252 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.54 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16252 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.64 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16252 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 3.03 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16252 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.94 km E of Piedmont, California · 16252 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.75 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.92 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16251 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.53 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.92 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.64 km ENE of Hollister, California · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.22 km E of San Ramon, California · 16250 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 3.13 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16249 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.33 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 3.111 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16248 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 3.111 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16248 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.011 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16248 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.12 km NE of Piedmont, California · 16248 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.611 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16248 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.03 km E of Discovery Bay, California · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16246 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.79 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16246 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.82 km WNW of Fremont, California · 16268 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.12 km SSW of Sunol, California · 16269 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.64 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.77 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16272 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.10 km W of Concord, California · 16274 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.99 km S of Muir Beach, California · 16276 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072821. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.