M1.7 earthquake 2 km SW of Dublin, California
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Dublin, California on Wed, Aug 18, 1982, 4:59 PM PDT (23:59 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km N of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-18 23:59:32 UTC
- Depth
- 8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.688° N, 121.950° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 70°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.71 km S of Concord, California · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.912 km WSW of Byron, California · 16118 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.60 km SSE of Concord, California · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.31 km SW of Dublin, California · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.80 km SSE of Concord, California · 16118 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.32 km SSW of Dublin, California · 16116 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.813 km SE of Livermore, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16114 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.92 km NNW of Kensington, California · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 16113 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.98 km N of East Foothills, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.91 km N of Orinda, California · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.814 km E of East Foothills, California · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.710 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.812 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.311 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.611 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.810 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.55 km NNE of Kenwood, California · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.03 km NE of Fremont, California · 16107 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.31 km SSE of Concord, California · 16105 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.70 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16105 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.72 km E of East Foothills, California · 16101 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.98 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16100 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.30 km SE of Concord, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.74 km WNW of Newman, California · 16100 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16100 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.65 km WNW of Newman, California · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.64 km SW of Saint Helena, California · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.811 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16098 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16096 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.16 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.86 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16095 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.23 km WSW of Clayton, California · 16094 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.07 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.82 km ENE of Inverness, California · 16087 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.89 km N of East Foothills, California · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16087 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16082 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.64 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16082 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.93 km W of Livermore, California · 16081 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16080 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.84 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16078 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.55 km SE of Cambrian Park, California · 16078 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.210 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16074 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.13 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 16074 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
The first 60 of 74.
Before
- 4.58 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16119 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.313km W of Bonny Doon, CA · 16119 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.70 km SE of Concord, California · 16119 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.05 km NE of Aromas, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.98 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.98 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 16122 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.54 km NNE of Vine Hill, California · 16123 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.44 km SW of Green Valley, California · 16123 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16124 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.68 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16124 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.610 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.812 km WSW of Byron, California · 16126 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.55 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16127 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.92 km NW of Glen Ellen, California · 16128 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.82 km NNW of Glen Ellen, California · 16128 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.02 km NW of Glen Ellen, California · 16128 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.83 km WNW of Daly City, California · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.71 km NW of Rollingwood, California · 16130 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.05 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16132 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077731. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.