California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km S of Fairview, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km S of Fairview, California on Sat, Jul 28, 1984, 3:47 PM PDT (22:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 11 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-07-28 22:47:57 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.642° N, 122.048° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15405 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15405 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15405 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15405 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15405 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15405 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15404 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15404 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.21 km S of American Canyon, California · 15404 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.18 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15403 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15403 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 15403 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15403 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15402 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.116 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15402 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.06 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15402 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15402 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.07 km E of East Foothills, California · 15401 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.62 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 15401 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15401 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15399 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.52 km NE of Pacheco, California · 15399 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.811 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15398 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.86 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15398 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.97 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15398 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.67 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15398 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.17 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15397 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15397 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.87 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15397 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15397 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.77 km ENE of Sunol, California · 15397 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15396 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.36 km E of East Foothills, California · 15395 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.311 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15394 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15394 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.822 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15393 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.6Northern California · 15393 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15393 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15393 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15393 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.013 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15392 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.112 km NE of San Martin, California · 15392 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15392 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15392 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15392 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.819 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15391 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.219 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15391 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 3.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15390 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.08 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15390 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.819 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15389 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 3.013 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15389 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15388 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.817 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15387 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 3.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15387 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.08 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15387 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.14 km E of East Foothills, California · 15387 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15387 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 2.02 km ENE of Aromas, California · 15406 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Sunol, California · 15407 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15407 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15407 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.61 km E of Aromas, California · 15409 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.02 km NE of Daly City, California · 15411 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15411 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.37 km ENE of Sunol, California · 15411 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15412 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.98 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15412 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15412 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15412 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15413 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.112 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15414 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15415 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.911 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15415 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.712 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15415 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.98 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15416 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.81 km WNW of Concord, California · 15416 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15416 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc24360. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.