California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km NNE of Vine Hill, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Vine Hill, California on Fri, Aug 13, 1982, 5:38 PM PDT (00:38 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km N of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-08-14 00:38:23 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.043° N, 122.077° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
301°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.70 km SE of Concord, California · 16120 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.72 km SW of Dublin, California · 16118 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.71 km S of Concord, California · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.912 km WSW of Byron, California · 16118 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.60 km SSE of Concord, California · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.31 km SW of Dublin, California · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.80 km SSE of Concord, California · 16118 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.32 km SSW of Dublin, California · 16116 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.813 km SE of Livermore, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16114 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNW of Kensington, California · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 16113 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.98 km N of East Foothills, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.91 km N of Orinda, California · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.814 km E of East Foothills, California · 16110 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.710 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.812 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.311 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.611 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.810 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16109 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.55 km NNE of Kenwood, California · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.03 km NE of Fremont, California · 16107 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.65 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.31 km SSE of Concord, California · 16106 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.70 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16105 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.72 km E of East Foothills, California · 16101 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.98 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16100 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.30 km SE of Concord, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.710 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16100 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.64 km SW of Saint Helena, California · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.811 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16098 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16096 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.16 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.86 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16095 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.23 km WSW of Clayton, California · 16094 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.210 km SW of Arbuckle, California · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.07 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.82 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16089 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.36 km SSE of Cobb, California · 16088 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.82 km ENE of Inverness, California · 16087 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.89 km N of East Foothills, California · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.28 km W of Calistoga, California · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.88 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.39 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16083 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.513 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16083 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.110 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16083 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.64 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16082 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.54 km S of Cobb, California · 16082 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.93 km W of Livermore, California · 16081 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.84 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.55 km SE of Cambrian Park, California · 16078 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.87 km W of Calistoga, California · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.210 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16075 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.13 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 16074 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.44 km SW of Green Valley, California · 16124 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.812 km WSW of Byron, California · 16126 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.55 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16128 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.92 km NW of Glen Ellen, California · 16128 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.82 km NNW of Glen Ellen, California · 16128 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.02 km NW of Glen Ellen, California · 16128 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.83 km WNW of Daly City, California · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.71 km NW of Rollingwood, California · 16130 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.9Northern California · 16130 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.92 km SE of Pacifica, California · 16134 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.515 km SE of Livermore, California · 16134 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.73 km SW of Rutherford, California · 16135 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16135 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.21 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16137 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.89 km N of Rio Vista, California · 16142 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.77 km ESE of Clayton, California · 16143 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.011 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16145 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.91 km WNW of Concord, California · 16145 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077478. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.