California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km NNE of Milpitas, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Milpitas, California on Thu, May 6, 1982, 7:00 PM PDT (02:00 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6km ESE of Garden Acres, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-07 02:00:48 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.498° N, 121.872° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km NW of Montalvin, California · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.77 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.86km ESE of Garden Acres, CA · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.53 km N of Piedmont, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.64 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16202 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.713 km SSW of Tracy, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.79 km E of San Martin, California · 16201 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.29 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16197 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.511 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.31 km N of American Canyon, California · 16193 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.11 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.60 km SSE of Clayton, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16190 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.85 km NNW of San Leandro, California · 16190 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.82 km NNE of Saratoga, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.711 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16186 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.55 km SE of Aromas, California · 16186 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.64 km NE of Fremont, California · 16185 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16185 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16184 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16183 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.518 km E of East Foothills, California · 16182 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16181 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.811 km SSE of Tracy, California · 16180 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.010 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16178 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.413 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.66 km SE of Sunol, California · 16177 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.62 km NNE of Piedmont, California · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.11 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 16174 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16173 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.92 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16172 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.72 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16172 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16171 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 16169 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.823 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.016 km E of East Foothills, California · 16169 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.2Northern California · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16164 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 3.34 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16214 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.3Central California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.61 km NNW of Rollingwood, California · 16218 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16218 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.63 km E of Interlaken, California · 16219 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.93 km SW of Los Altos Hills, California · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.96 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.16 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16222 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.12 km S of Hollister, California · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.917 km E of East Foothills, California · 16223 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.816 km E of East Foothills, California · 16225 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074209. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.