California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California on Sat, Aug 25, 1984, 10:19 PM PDT (05:19 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-26 05:19:42 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.158° N, 121.560° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
41

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 163.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc26310. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.