California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 1 km WNW of Hollister, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Hollister, California on Fri, Jul 2, 1982, 2:34 AM PDT (09:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-07-02 09:34:41 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.855° N, 121.413° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16161 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16161 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16160 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.98 km NW of El Nido, California · 16158 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16157 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.911 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16157 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.512 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16157 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16156 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.68 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16155 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16155 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16152 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16152 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16148 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16148 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16147 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16147 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16147 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 16146 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16146 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.75 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.63 km ESE of Union City, California · 16145 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16145 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16143 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16143 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16141 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.57 km E of Gilroy, California · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.27 km E of Gilroy, California · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.88 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16141 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16141 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16140 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.930 km NE of Soledad, California · 16138 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16137 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.25 km E of Big Sur, California · 16137 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.58 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.710 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.514 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16135 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16133 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16132 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16132 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.77 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16131 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.515 km SE of Livermore, California · 16131 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.05 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16130 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16128 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.733 km W of Lockwood, California · 16164 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.58 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.220 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16168 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16169 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.312 km WNW of El Nido, California · 16174 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.0Central California · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075868. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.