M1.8 earthquake 6 km SE of Sunol, California
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Sunol, California on Fri, Jun 18, 1982, 11:05 PM PDT (06:05 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-19 06:05:47 UTC
- Depth
- 9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.562° N, 121.831° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 35°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16168 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.923 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16168 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.019 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.61 km N of Castro Valley, California · 16167 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16164 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.75 km E of American Canyon, California · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.82 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 16162 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.220 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.58 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.41 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.52 km NE of El Cerrito, California · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.014 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16156 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.71 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 16153 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.710 km S of Muir Beach, California · 16152 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16151 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.68 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16150 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16150 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.6Northern California · 16149 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.65 km S of Port Costa, California · 16148 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16147 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16147 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.82 km SW of American Canyon, California · 16144 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16143 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16143 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16143 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16142 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16142 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16142 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.75 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16140 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.64 km SW of Courtland, California · 16140 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Union City, California · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16140 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.6Northern California · 16139 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16138 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.91 km WNW of Concord, California · 16137 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.011 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16137 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.57 km E of Gilroy, California · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.27 km E of Gilroy, California · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16135 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.77 km ESE of Clayton, California · 16135 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.89 km N of Rio Vista, California · 16135 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16135 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.514 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16131 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.21 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16129 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.77 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16126 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.515 km SE of Livermore, California · 16126 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.92 km SE of Pacifica, California · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.05 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16125 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.71 km NW of Rollingwood, California · 16122 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.83 km WNW of Daly City, California · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.55 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
The first 60 of 71.
Before
- 2.2Northern California · 16172 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.016 km E of East Foothills, California · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.72 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16176 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.92 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16177 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.11 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 16179 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.62 km NNE of Piedmont, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.91 km ESE of Sonoma, California · 16181 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.66 km SE of Sunol, California · 16182 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.413 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16182 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16182 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16183 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.010 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16185 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.811 km SSE of Tracy, California · 16185 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16186 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.518 km E of East Foothills, California · 16186 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075472. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.