California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km S of Fairview, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km S of Fairview, California on Fri, Feb 24, 1984, 6:48 PM PST (02:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-25 02:48:48 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.654° N, 122.045° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.68 km NE of Corralitos, California · 15557 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.32 km NNW of Diablo, California · 15556 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.02 km NW of Diablo, California · 15555 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.73 km NNW of Pacifica, California · 15555 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.316 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15554 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15554 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15554 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15554 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.61 km SW of Discovery Bay, California · 15547 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 15544 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.1Central California · 15544 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.73 km ESE of Kenwood, California · 15544 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15542 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15542 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15541 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.511 km SW of Brentwood, California · 15539 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.55 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 15537 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.80 km WNW of Green Valley, California · 15536 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.110 km NNE of Livermore, CA · 15536 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.73 km SW of Rutherford, California · 15535 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.917 km E of East Foothills, California · 15535 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.920 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15533 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.03 km E of North Gate, California · 15532 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.76 km WSW of Inverness, California · 15531 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15531 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.23 km SSW of Woodside, California · 15531 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.76 km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15530 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.43 km SSW of Green Valley, California · 15530 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.21 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 15530 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.00 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 15529 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.76 km WNW of American Canyon, California · 15529 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 15529 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.81 km WNW of Concord, California · 15528 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.55 km E of Fremont, California · 15528 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 15527 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 4.33 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 15527 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.63 km NE of San Leandro, California · 15527 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.63 km NE of San Leandro, California · 15527 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.52 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 15527 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.63 km NE of San Leandro, California · 15525 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.63 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 15524 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.72 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 15524 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15524 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.66 km NNE of Benicia, California · 15524 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 15523 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.47 km E of East Foothills, California · 15523 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.57 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15523 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 15523 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.05 km SE of Piedmont, California · 15522 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15521 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.13 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 15518 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15518 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.510 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 15518 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.88 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15516 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.12 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15516 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.68 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 15515 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.51 km ESE of Walnut Creek, California · 15515 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.85 km SSW of Alamo, California · 15515 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.33 km NE of San Leandro, California · 15515 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.6Northern California · 15559 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNW of Union City, California · 15559 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15560 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.91 km NE of East Richmond Heights, California · 15560 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.97 km E of East Foothills, California · 15560 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.510 km NE of San Martin, California · 15560 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15561 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.74 km NNE of Kenwood, California · 15561 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.52 km NW of Country Club, California · 15563 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.38 km NE of Corralitos, California · 15563 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.74 km NE of Fremont, California · 15565 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.91 km NNW of North Gate, California · 15565 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.01 km NNW of North Gate, California · 15565 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.01 km NW of North Gate, California · 15565 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.75 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 15567 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.15 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15570 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.511 km SSW of Muir Beach, California · 15573 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15573 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.09 km WSW of Brentwood, California · 15581 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc7699. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.