California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km ENE of Milpitas, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Milpitas, California on Wed, Mar 17, 1982, 3:36 AM PST (11:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km W of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-17 11:36:10 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.468° N, 121.821° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16268 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16268 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.74 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16266 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.611 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.911 km SSE of Elmira, California · 16264 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.020 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.70 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.52 km E of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.02 km E of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.92 km E of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.63 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16263 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.117 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.92 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.03 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16262 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.62 km E of San Ramon, California · 16260 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.54 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16260 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.64 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16260 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 3.03 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.94 km E of Piedmont, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.75 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.92 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.53 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.92 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.64 km ENE of Hollister, California · 16258 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.22 km E of San Ramon, California · 16258 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 3.13 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16257 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.33 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16257 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 3.111 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16256 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.111 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16256 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.011 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16256 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.12 km NE of Piedmont, California · 16256 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.611 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16255 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.03 km E of Discovery Bay, California · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16254 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.79 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16254 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.42 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16253 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.66 km E of East Foothills, California · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16252 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 16252 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.52 km WNW of San Jose, California · 16252 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.61 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16251 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.61 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16251 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16270 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.57 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16270 days ago · 39 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.2Northern California · 16271 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.08 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16273 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.41 km E of Piedmont, California · 16273 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16274 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.23 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 16275 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.82 km WNW of Fremont, California · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.12 km SSW of Sunol, California · 16277 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.64 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.77 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16279 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072978. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC.