California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km NNE of North Gate, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of North Gate, California on Thu, Jan 5, 1984, 2:12 AM PST (10:12 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-01-05 10:12:08 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.920° N, 121.992° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.37 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15612 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.66 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15611 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.55 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15611 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.75 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15611 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.014 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15610 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.96 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.65 km NW of Napa, California · 15608 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.715 km NE of Angwin, California · 15606 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15606 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, California · 15606 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.26 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15606 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15606 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.86 km ENE of Windsor, California · 15606 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.66 km ESE of Fremont, California · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.67 km ENE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15604 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.84 km NE of Antioch, California · 15603 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.74 km NE of Pittsburg, California · 15603 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15602 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.614 km WNW of Rio Vista, California · 15601 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.213 km WNW of Rio Vista, California · 15601 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.010 km WNW of Rio Vista, California · 15599 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.812 km ESE of Suisun, California · 15599 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.82 km SW of Clyde, California · 15599 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.62 km E of Alamo, California · 15599 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.914 km WNW of Rio Vista, California · 15598 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.913 km ESE of Suisun, California · 15598 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.015 km ESE of Suisun, California · 15597 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.612 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15596 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.89 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 15594 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.76 km ENE of Dublin, California · 15594 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.70 km ESE of Crockett, California · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.11 km NW of Rollingwood, California · 15593 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.62 km N of Ashland, California · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15590 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.90 km S of Deer Park, California · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.210 km ENE of Livermore, California · 15589 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.44 km NNE of Clyde, California · 15589 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15588 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 3.09 km WSW of Brentwood, California · 15585 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.12 km WNW of Santa Rosa, California · 15578 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15576 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.511 km SSW of Muir Beach, California · 15576 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.15 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15574 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.514 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15573 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.613 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15573 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.79 km WNW of Calistoga, California · 15573 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.59 km N of Angwin, California · 15573 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.75 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 15570 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.01 km NW of North Gate, California · 15569 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.01 km NNW of North Gate, California · 15569 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.91 km NNW of North Gate, California · 15569 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.74 km NE of Fremont, California · 15568 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.74 km E of Saint Helena, California · 15567 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.52 km NW of Country Club, California · 15566 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.74 km NNE of Kenwood, California · 15564 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15564 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.510 km NE of San Martin, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.56 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 15613 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.213 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15615 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.06 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 15617 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.013 km WSW of Esparto, California · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.02 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15623 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.72 km NNE of Union City, California · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.511 km WSW of Byron, California · 15623 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.72 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15624 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15624 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.02 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15624 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.32 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15624 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.61 km NNW of Ashland, California · 15624 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.66 km ESE of Discovery Bay, California · 15625 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.21 km SSE of East Richmond Heights, California · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.83 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.63 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.03 km NNW of Pittsburg, California · 15632 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.58 km SW of Calistoga, California · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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