California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km E of Seven Trees, California on Mon, Sep 5, 1983, 4:54 AM PDT (11:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-09-05 11:54:57 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.296° N, 121.676° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km E of Blackhawk, California · 15733 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.32 km N of Aromas, California · 15730 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.03 km W of Livermore, California · 15730 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.63 km NNW of Clyde, California · 15729 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15729 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15728 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15728 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.90 km N of Kensington, California · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.81 km SW of Hillsborough, California · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.31 km NW of Concord, California · 15727 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, California · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.73 km W of Livermore, California · 15726 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15725 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.314 km W of Rio Vista, California · 15725 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.822 km NE of Hollister, California · 15722 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 15722 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.36 km SW of Loyola, California · 15722 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.82 km SSW of Fairview, California · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15720 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15719 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.810 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 15719 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15719 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.8Central California · 15719 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15719 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.612 km SE of Suisun, California · 15719 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.76 km N of San Leandro, California · 15719 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.513 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15718 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.13 km E of Berkeley, California · 15717 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.53 km E of Berkeley, California · 15717 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.06 km SSE of Byron, California · 15717 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15717 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15716 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.66 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.57 km NE of Aromas, California · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.610 km WSW of Brentwood, California · 15715 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.85 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.54 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.111 km E of Blackhawk, California · 15714 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.91 km NE of Pittsburg, California · 15714 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.021 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.02 km E of Pacifica, California · 15713 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15713 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15713 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15712 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15712 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.55 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15712 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.92 km NNE of Piedmont, California · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.61 km ESE of North Gate, California · 15711 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15710 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.02 km N of Piedmont, California · 15710 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.124 km WSW of Volta, California · 15710 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15709 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.514 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 3.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15705 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.03 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15734 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.03 km ENE of Fremont, California · 15735 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15736 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15736 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15737 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.64 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15738 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.69 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 15738 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.12 km SSW of Pittsburg, California · 15739 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.31 km NNE of Diablo, California · 15740 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15741 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.63 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15742 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.15 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15743 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.118 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15744 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.615 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15744 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15745 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 15745 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, CA · 15745 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15746 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.33 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15746 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1102005. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.