M1.8 earthquake 1 km E of Waldon, California
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km E of Waldon, California on Mon, Jun 27, 1983, 4:57 PM PDT (23:57 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 16 km NE of East Foothills, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-27 23:57:27 UTC
- Depth
- 9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.928° N, 122.038° 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, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 38°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.07 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 15801 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.94 km NNE of Pittsburg, California · 15800 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.56 km E of Fremont, California · 15799 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.713 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15799 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.08 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15799 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.26 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15799 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.022 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15799 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.016 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.15 km NW of San Leandro, California · 15797 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.54 km WSW of Loyola, California · 15797 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.56 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 15796 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.01 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 15796 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.317 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15793 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.414 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15792 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.73 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15791 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.820 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15790 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.42 km E of East Foothills, California · 15789 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.83 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15788 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.56 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 15787 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.62 km ENE of Pacifica, California · 15786 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.44 km NNW of San Leandro, California · 15786 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15785 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15785 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15784 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.19 km NE of Blackhawk, California · 15782 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.611 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15780 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.81 km SSW of Alamo, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.07 km W of Kenwood, California · 15777 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.911 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15777 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.84 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15777 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.17 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.37 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.511 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15775 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.12 km E of San Leandro, California · 15774 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.514 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15774 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.817 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15773 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.03 km N of East Foothills, California · 15772 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.99 km NE of San Martin, California · 15772 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Sunol, California · 15772 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15772 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.811 km SW of Muir Beach, California · 15772 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.916 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15771 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.68 km W of Calistoga, California · 15771 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.515 km SE of Livermore, California · 15768 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.36 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 15767 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.91 km W of Broadmoor, California · 15767 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15767 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15767 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.02 km E of North Gate, California · 15765 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15764 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15764 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.85 km WNW of Camanche Village, California · 15763 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.58 km E of East Foothills, California · 15763 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.01 km E of Alamo, California · 15762 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.713 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15761 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.02 km E of Pacifica, California · 15761 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.63 km WSW of San Bruno, California · 15761 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.22 km SW of Pittsburg, California · 15760 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
The first 60 of 80.
Before
- 2.16 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 15803 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.520 km E of East Foothills, California · 15805 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15806 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.76 km S of Green Valley, California · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.55 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.76 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.65 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.05 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.65 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.75 km NE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.05 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.95 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.621 km E of East Foothills, California · 15808 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.40 km WSW of Rollingwood, California · 15809 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.92 km NE of Pacheco, California · 15810 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.79 km N of East Foothills, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.61 km W of Pleasant Hill, California · 15812 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.76 km ENE of Penngrove, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097648. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.