M1.7 earthquake 4 km SSE of Fairview, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 31, 1982, 6:20 AM PST

UTC

1982-12-31 14:20:12 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.640° N, 122.031° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

41°

Stations used

31

• Fairview, CaliforniaPopulation 10,003. Forecast5 kmSSE
• Hayward, CaliforniaPopulation 158,289. Forecast5 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast525 kmNW

After

1. 1.91 km ENE of Piedmont, CaliforniaSat, Jan 1, 12:34 PM PST · 15970 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
2. 1.610 km SW of Brentwood, CaliforniaTue, Jan 4, 6:15 PM PST · 15967 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.89 km N of Moskowite Corner, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 12:33 AM PST · 15967 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.77 km NW of Moskowite Corner, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 10:17 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.53 km NNE of Dixon, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 11:04 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.96 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Jan 6, 7:00 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.53 km NNE of Bay Point, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 4:36 AM PST · 15963 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.27 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 8:00 AM PST · 15963 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.56 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Jan 9, 5:10 AM PST · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
10. 1.63 km NNE of Pacifica, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 8:30 AM PST · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.91 km SE of Danville, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 10:13 AM PST · 15961 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
12. 1.72 km WSW of Broadmoor, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 7:45 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaTue, Jan 11, 11:56 AM PST · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.69 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Jan 12, 7:27 AM PST · 15959 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.06 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 9:57 AM PST · 15958 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.7Northern CaliforniaSat, Jan 15, 9:22 AM PST · 15956 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.93 km NNE of San Leandro, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 3:52 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 12:04 PM PST · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.63 km SSE of Portola Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jan 26, 5:23 AM PST · 15945 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
20. 1.611 km ESE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 1:31 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
21. 3.05 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 5:35 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
22. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 2:54 PM PST · 15943 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
23. 2.49 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 3:40 PM PST · 15943 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
24. 2.026 km WNW of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 6:57 PM PST · 15943 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
25. 1.56 km WNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Jan 29, 1:51 AM PST · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.5Northern CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 10:59 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
27. 2.88 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Feb 2, 4:41 PM PST · 15938 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
28. 3.04 km NNE of Fremont, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 8:12 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
29. 1.66 km SSW of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 11:14 AM PST · 15934 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
30. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 7:31 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
31. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 7:38 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
32. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 8:03 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
33. 2.611 km NW of Davenport, CaliforniaMon, Feb 7, 2:47 AM PST · 15933 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
34. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 1:04 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
35. 1.99 km NNE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 1:06 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
36. 1.55 km E of Sonoma, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 10:57 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
37. 2.29 km S of Antioch, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 12:32 PM PST · 15929 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
38. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 4:38 PM PST · 15929 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.913 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Feb 12, 4:22 AM PST · 15928 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
40. 1.95 km WSW of Westley, CaliforniaSat, Feb 12, 12:55 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
41. 2.88 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Feb 12, 7:20 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
42. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Feb 14, 3:39 AM PST · 15926 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
43. 2.110 km NW of Davenport, CaliforniaMon, Feb 14, 8:16 PM PST · 15926 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.314 km SSE of Pescadero, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 4:19 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
45. 1.98 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 6:00 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
46. 2.220 km NW of Pacific Grove, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 8:26 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.919 km NW of Pacific Grove, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 1:03 AM PST · 15923 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
48. 2.319 km NW of Pacific Grove, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 7:27 AM PST · 15922 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 11:49 AM PST · 15922 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
50. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 8:50 PM PST · 15922 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
51. 2.09 km SSW of Loyola, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 10:59 PM PST · 15922 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
52. 1.85 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Feb 19, 2:37 AM PST · 15921 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
53. 2.05 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Feb 19, 11:37 AM PST · 15921 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
54. 1.912 km SSE of Tracy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 5:38 PM PST · 15920 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
55. 1.810 km SSE of Tracy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 10:36 PM PST · 15920 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
56. 2.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Feb 21, 2:17 PM PST · 15919 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
57. 3.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Feb 21, 2:18 PM PST · 15919 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
58. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Feb 21, 2:46 PM PST · 15919 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
59. 1.79 km SSW of Loyola, CaliforniaTue, Feb 22, 8:28 AM PST · 15918 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
60. 1.89 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Feb 22, 11:53 AM PST · 15918 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

1. 1.81 km E of Union City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 10:07 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.46 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 4:36 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.24 km NNW of Benicia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 9:14 AM PST · 15973 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Dec 28, 4:12 PM PST · 15974 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.09 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Dec 27, 6:54 AM PST · 15975 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Dec 26, 7:08 AM PST · 15976 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.93 km SE of Piedmont, CaliforniaFri, Dec 24, 4:33 AM PST · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 11:16 PM PST · 15979 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Dec 21, 9:37 PM PST · 15981 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
10. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Dec 21, 3:01 PM PST · 15981 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Dec 20, 1:13 AM PST · 15983 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.613 km S of Mountain House, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 2:55 PM PST · 15983 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.71 km NE of Pleasant Hill, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 11:35 AM PST · 15983 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.921 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 3:31 AM PST · 15983 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
15. 3.29 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Dec 13, 10:46 PM PST · 15989 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Dec 13, 10:24 AM PST · 15989 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
17. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 3:21 PM PST · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 3:20 PM PST · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Dec 11, 7:33 PM PST · 15991 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
20. 1.74 km S of Fairview, CaliforniaSat, Dec 11, 5:19 PM PST · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083719. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.