California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SE of Sunol, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Sunol, California on Tue, Jun 8, 1982, 3:24 PM PDT (22:24 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 1 km ESE of Sonoma, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-08 22:24:38 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.554° N, 121.829° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km ESE of Sonoma, California · 16177 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.62 km NNE of Piedmont, California · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.11 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 16175 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16173 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.92 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16172 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.72 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16172 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16171 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.016 km E of East Foothills, California · 16169 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.2Northern California · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16164 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.923 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16164 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.019 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.61 km N of Castro Valley, California · 16162 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16159 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.75 km E of American Canyon, California · 16159 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.82 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 16157 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.220 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16157 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.58 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.41 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.52 km NE of El Cerrito, California · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.014 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16152 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.71 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 16149 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16148 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16147 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.710 km S of Muir Beach, California · 16147 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16146 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.68 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16145 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.6Northern California · 16144 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.65 km S of Port Costa, California · 16143 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16143 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16142 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.82 km SW of American Canyon, California · 16140 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.47 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16139 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16139 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 3.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16138 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16138 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16137 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.75 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16136 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.64 km SW of Courtland, California · 16136 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.63 km ESE of Union City, California · 16136 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16135 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.6Northern California · 16135 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16134 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.91 km WNW of Concord, California · 16133 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.011 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16133 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.57 km E of Gilroy, California · 16132 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.27 km E of Gilroy, California · 16131 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 2.413 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16178 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.010 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.811 km SSE of Tracy, California · 16180 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16181 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.518 km E of East Foothills, California · 16182 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Sonoma, California · 16183 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16184 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16184 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16185 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.64 km NE of Fremont, California · 16185 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.55 km SE of Aromas, California · 16186 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.711 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16187 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.82 km NNE of Saratoga, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16189 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075170. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.