California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km NNE of Milpitas, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Milpitas, California on Wed, Feb 17, 1982, 2:59 PM PST (22:59 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-02-17 22:59:06 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.494° N, 121.868° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.510 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 16294 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSW of Antioch, California · 16293 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.6Northern California · 16293 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16293 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.01 km SE of Diablo, California · 16292 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.72 km WSW of Oakley, California · 16292 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.07 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16291 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.58 km E of San Martin, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16291 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.82 km NW of Muir Beach, California · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16285 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.99 km S of Muir Beach, California · 16284 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16284 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.10 km W of Concord, California · 16282 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16281 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16280 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.77 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16280 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.64 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16280 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.12 km SSW of Sunol, California · 16277 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.82 km WNW of Fremont, California · 16276 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.23 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 16275 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16274 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.41 km E of Piedmont, California · 16274 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16273 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.08 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.2Northern California · 16271 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.57 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16271 days ago · 39 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16270 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.98 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16269 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16269 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16268 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.74 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16267 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.611 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.911 km SSE of Elmira, California · 16265 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.020 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.70 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.52 km E of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.02 km E of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.92 km E of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 2.14 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 16297 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.411 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16299 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.617 km W of Volta, California · 16300 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.810 km WNW of Volta, California · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.59 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.612 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16301 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.68 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16301 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.814 km N of Hollister, California · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.23 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.01 km NNE of Clayton, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072220. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.