California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km NNE of Milpitas, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Milpitas, California on Fri, Apr 9, 1982, 12:36 AM PST (08:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 9 km NE of Milpitas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-09 08:36:43 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.502° N, 121.846° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16237 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.710 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.34 km E of Union City, California · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.69 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16237 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.99 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.96 km E of East Foothills, California · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.76 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.912 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16235 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.88 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16234 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.310 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16233 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16233 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.122 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 16232 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.89 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 16231 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.23 km E of Napa, California · 16230 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.93 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16230 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.32 km N of Kensington, California · 16228 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.64 km SE of Prunedale, California · 16228 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16226 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.24 km N of Port Costa, California · 16226 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.910 km SE of Livermore, California · 16225 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.56 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.816 km E of East Foothills, California · 16224 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.917 km E of East Foothills, California · 16223 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 3.12 km S of Hollister, California · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.16 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16222 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.96 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.93 km SW of Los Altos Hills, California · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.63 km E of Interlaken, California · 16219 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16218 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.61 km NNW of Rollingwood, California · 16218 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 3.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.3Central California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16214 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 3.34 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.78 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16210 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.64 km NW of Montalvin, California · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.77 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.86km ESE of Garden Acres, CA · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.53 km N of Piedmont, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.64 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16202 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.713 km SSW of Tracy, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.79 km E of San Martin, California · 16201 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.29 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.511 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.716 km E of East Foothills, California · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.316 km E of East Foothills, California · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.54 km E of Fremont, California · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.52 km E of San Ramon, California · 16241 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.43 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.91 km E of San Ramon, California · 16243 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.61 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.61 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.52 km WNW of San Jose, California · 16244 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16244 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.66 km E of East Foothills, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.42 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.79 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16246 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16246 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.03 km E of Discovery Bay, California · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073592. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.