California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Dublin, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Dublin, California on Sat, Nov 19, 1983, 2:52 PM PST (22:52 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-11-19 22:52:50 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.675° N, 121.982° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
74

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 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15645 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.75 km NE of San Martin, California · 15644 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.35 km NE of San Martin, California · 15644 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.15 km NE of San Martin, California · 15644 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.75 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 15644 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.62 km SE of Pacheco, California · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.915 km S of Pescadero, California · 15642 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.010 km N of Pittsburg, California · 15641 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.722 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15640 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.57 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.317 km W of Volta, California · 15638 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15638 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.612 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15638 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Moskowite Corner, California · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.98 km NE of San Martin, California · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.22 km NNE of Diablo, California · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.97 km E of Penngrove, California · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.612 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.822 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15628 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.410 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15628 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.56 km E of Penngrove, California · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.010 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.16 km E of East Foothills, California · 15625 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.03 km NNW of Pittsburg, California · 15621 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.63 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.21 km SSE of East Richmond Heights, California · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.66 km ESE of Discovery Bay, California · 15615 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.61 km NNW of Ashland, California · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.73 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15613 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.32 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15613 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.02 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15613 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15613 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.72 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15613 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.511 km WSW of Byron, California · 15613 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.72 km NNE of Union City, California · 15613 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.02 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.06 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.56 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 15602 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.71 km NNE of North Gate, California · 15602 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 3.37 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.66 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15601 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.55 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15600 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.75 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.96 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.65 km NW of Napa, California · 15597 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, California · 15596 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.24 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15649 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.215 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15652 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.81 km NNW of Point Reyes Station, California · 15652 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 15653 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 15654 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.66 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 15655 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15656 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15658 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.79 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.94 km N of Benicia, California · 15659 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.216 km SSW of Point Reyes Station, California · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.82 km N of Blackhawk, California · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.61 km W of Visitacion Valley, California · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.68 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15663 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.06 km SSW of Davenport, California · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.52 km S of Concord, California · 15664 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.61 km NNE of San Pablo, California · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.44 km ESE of Sonoma, California · 15667 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.75 km NE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107162 (also filed as usp0001zy4). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.