California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km NE of Milpitas, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Milpitas, California on Wed, Dec 1, 1982, 1:27 PM PST (21:27 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-01 21:27:53 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.479° N, 121.827° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16008 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16008 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.66 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16007 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.65 km ESE of Sunol, California · 16007 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.87 km W of Brentwood, California · 16005 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.65 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16005 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.610 km WSW of Brentwood, California · 16005 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16004 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.31 km SSW of Fairview, California · 16003 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.14 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16003 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16003 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16002 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16002 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.77 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16002 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.49 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16000 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.61 km S of Communications Hill, California · 16000 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.723 km NE of Hollister, California · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.77 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15999 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.25 km NNW of Pittsburg, California · 15999 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.74 km S of Fairview, California · 15999 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15999 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.723 km NE of Hollister, California · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.919 km SSW of Volta, California · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 3.29 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15997 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.921 km SE of Livermore, California · 15991 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.71 km NE of Pleasant Hill, California · 15991 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.613 km S of Mountain House, California · 15991 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15991 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 15989 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15989 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15987 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.93 km SE of Piedmont, California · 15986 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.53 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15984 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.64 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15984 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.09 km N of Hollister, California · 15983 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15982 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.24 km NNW of Benicia, California · 15981 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.46 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.81 km E of Union City, California · 15981 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.74 km SSE of Fairview, California · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.91 km ENE of Piedmont, California · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.717 km SW of Volta, California · 15977 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 15975 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 3.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15973 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.53 km NNE of Bay Point, California · 15971 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.56 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15970 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.63 km NNE of Pacifica, California · 15969 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.91 km SE of Danville, California · 15969 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.67 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 16010 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.55 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16011 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.06 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16011 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.61 km NNW of Diablo, California · 16011 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.021 km SE of Livermore, California · 16011 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.222 km SE of Livermore, California · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.92 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 16014 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.42 km N of Green Valley, California · 16015 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.33 km N of Green Valley, California · 16015 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.917 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16015 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16017 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.52 km SW of Dublin, California · 16018 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.72 km ESE of Pittsburg, California · 16019 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.98 km N of Hollister, California · 16020 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.08 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.211 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082534. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.