M1.5 earthquake 15 km SE of Livermore, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Aug 3, 1982, 2:29 PM PDT

UTC

1982-08-03 21:29:52 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.566° N, 121.665° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

44°

Stations used

21

• Livermore, CaliforniaPopulation 88,126. Forecast16 kmSE
• Fremont, CaliforniaPopulation 232,206. Forecast29 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast498 kmNW

After

1. 1.92 km SE of Pacifica, CaliforniaTue, Aug 3, 2:34 PM PDT · 16133 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.05 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Aug 4, 5:21 PM PDT · 16132 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.71 km NW of Rollingwood, CaliforniaSat, Aug 7, 9:37 AM PDT · 16129 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.19 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 7, 12:49 PM PDT · 16129 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.83 km WNW of Daly City, CaliforniaSun, Aug 8, 11:07 AM PDT · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.55 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Aug 9, 11:40 AM PDT · 16127 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.812 km WSW of Byron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 10, 10:03 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.610 km SSW of Santa Cruz, CaliforniaTue, Aug 10, 10:21 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.68 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 12, 7:17 PM PDT · 16124 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Aug 13, 4:00 AM PDT · 16124 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.44 km SW of Green Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 13, 12:43 PM PDT · 16123 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.54 km NNE of Vine Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 13, 5:38 PM PDT · 16123 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaSat, Aug 14, 12:19 PM PDT · 16122 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.98 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSun, Aug 15, 5:42 PM PDT · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.98 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Aug 15, 5:58 PM PDT · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.05 km NE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Aug 16, 8:50 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.70 km SE of Concord, CaliforniaTue, Aug 17, 11:34 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
18. 4.313km W of Bonny Doon, CAWed, Aug 18, 1:43 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
19. 4.58 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 18, 1:43 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.72 km SW of Dublin, CaliforniaWed, Aug 18, 4:59 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
21. 1.71 km S of Concord, CaliforniaWed, Aug 18, 5:11 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.912 km WSW of Byron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 18, 7:50 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
23. 1.60 km SSE of Concord, CaliforniaWed, Aug 18, 9:01 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
24. 3.31 km SW of Dublin, CaliforniaThu, Aug 19, 4:04 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
25. 1.80 km SSE of Concord, CaliforniaThu, Aug 19, 9:22 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
26. 3.32 km SSW of Dublin, CaliforniaSat, Aug 21, 7:31 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
27. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Aug 21, 11:19 PM PDT · 16115 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
28. 1.813 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 1:55 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
29. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 8:46 AM PDT · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
30. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Aug 23, 8:37 AM PDT · 16113 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
31. 1.92 km NNW of Kensington, CaliforniaMon, Aug 23, 9:41 AM PDT · 16113 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
32. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 23, 12:12 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Aug 23, 5:21 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
34. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 23, 7:09 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 24, 6:39 AM PDT · 16112 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
36. 3.98 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Aug 24, 3:33 PM PDT · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
37. 1.71 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 25, 5:25 PM PDT · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.91 km N of Orinda, CaliforniaWed, Aug 25, 9:41 PM PDT · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
39. 2.75 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 26, 9:29 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.814 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 10:48 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
41. 1.710 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 5:56 PM PDT · 16109 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
42. 3.812 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 6:03 PM PDT · 16109 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
43. 2.311 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 7:11 PM PDT · 16109 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
44. 2.611 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 9:52 PM PDT · 16109 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 5:12 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
46. 1.810 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 5:50 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
47. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 4:25 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
48. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 4:30 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
49. 2.03 km NE of Fremont, CaliforniaMon, Aug 30, 12:21 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
50. 1.65 km WSW of Green Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 30, 9:02 AM PDT · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
51. 2.31 km SSE of Concord, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 11:40 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
52. 1.70 km N of Pittsburg, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 2:04 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
53. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 2:52 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.72 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Sep 5, 3:22 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
55. 1.98 km ENE of Milpitas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 5, 7:55 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
56. 2.30 km SE of Concord, CaliforniaMon, Sep 6, 4:15 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
57. 1.74 km WNW of Newman, CaliforniaMon, Sep 6, 7:44 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
58. 1.710 km ENE of Blackhawk, CaliforniaMon, Sep 6, 9:45 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
59. 1.65 km WNW of Newman, CaliforniaMon, Sep 6, 1:25 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
60. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 10:57 AM PDT · 16097 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

1. 1.77 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Aug 3, 9:08 AM PDT · 16133 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Aug 1, 11:07 PM PDT · 16135 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.21 km ENE of San Ramon, CaliforniaSat, Jul 31, 12:42 AM PDT · 16137 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.514 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 29, 4:06 PM PDT · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 5:31 PM PDT · 16142 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.89 km N of Rio Vista, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 3:45 PM PDT · 16142 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.77 km ESE of Clayton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 5:08 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 2:07 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.88 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 6:39 PM PDT · 16143 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.27 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 1:31 PM PDT · 16143 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.57 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 8:54 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.011 km SW of Brentwood, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 4:38 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
13. 1.91 km WNW of Concord, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 1:58 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 12:25 AM PDT · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.6Northern CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 9:38 PM PDT · 16147 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 2:33 PM PDT · 16147 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.63 km ESE of Union City, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 8:00 AM PDT · 16147 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.64 km SW of Courtland, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 11:29 PM PDT · 16148 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.75 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 10:20 PM PDT · 16148 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 4:49 PM PDT · 16148 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076897. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.