California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km E of Fremont, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Fremont, California on Wed, May 2, 1984, 12:36 PM PDT (19:36 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 15 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-02 19:36:25 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.545° N, 121.929° 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
36°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.02 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 15489 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.4Northern California · 15489 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.73 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15488 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.910 km NE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.67 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.07 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.1Northern California · 15488 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.05 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.019 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15488 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.01 km NE of Pittsburg, California · 15488 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.77 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15487 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, California · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15487 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.67 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15487 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 15487 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15487 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15487 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15486 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.79 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15486 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15486 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.624 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15486 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.67 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15485 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 3.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15485 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.916 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15485 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.75 km WSW of Vacaville, California · 15485 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15485 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.38 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15485 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15484 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15484 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.69 km SSE of Sunol, California · 15484 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15484 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.79 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 15484 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.15 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15484 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.65 km NE of Day Valley, California · 15484 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.38 km NE of San Martin, California · 15483 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15483 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15483 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.57 km NE of San Martin, California · 15483 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.58 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15483 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.7Northern California · 15483 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15483 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.77 km NE of San Martin, California · 15483 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.212 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.617 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.87 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15491 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.89 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.016 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.914 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.111 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.73 km NNW of Pacifica, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15491 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15492 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc17321. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.