California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km NE of Milpitas, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Milpitas, California on Wed, May 19, 1982, 10:31 AM PDT (17:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-19 17:31:48 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.497° N, 121.848° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16203 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.511 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16202 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16201 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.31 km N of American Canyon, California · 16200 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.11 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.60 km SSE of Clayton, California · 16199 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.85 km NNW of San Leandro, California · 16196 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16195 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16194 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.82 km NNE of Saratoga, California · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.711 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16193 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.55 km SE of Aromas, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.64 km NE of Fremont, California · 16192 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16190 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16190 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.518 km E of East Foothills, California · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16188 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.811 km SSE of Tracy, California · 16187 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.010 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16186 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16185 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16184 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.413 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.66 km SE of Sunol, California · 16184 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.62 km NNE of Piedmont, California · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.11 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 16181 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.92 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16179 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.72 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16178 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16177 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.823 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.016 km E of East Foothills, California · 16175 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.2Northern California · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 16173 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16170 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.923 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16170 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.019 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16169 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.61 km N of Castro Valley, California · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16166 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.75 km E of American Canyon, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.82 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.220 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.58 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16161 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.41 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16160 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.52 km NE of El Cerrito, California · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.79 km E of San Martin, California · 16208 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.713 km SSW of Tracy, California · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16209 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.53 km N of Piedmont, California · 16212 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.86km ESE of Garden Acres, CA · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.77 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.64 km NW of Montalvin, California · 16216 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.78 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16216 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.34 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16219 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16220 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16220 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.3Central California · 16220 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16220 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16221 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16223 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074564. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.