California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km ENE of San Martin, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of San Martin, California on Fri, May 4, 1984, 10:50 PM PDT (05:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1984-05-05 05:50:14 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.104° N, 121.555° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15455 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15455 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15454 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 15454 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15454 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.77 km NE of San Martin, California · 15453 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15453 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15453 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 15453 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.67 km S of Davenport, California · 15453 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.91 km SSW of Livermore, California · 15453 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15453 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.47 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15452 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.03 km SW of Hollister, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 15452 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.713 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15452 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.911 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.811 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.111 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15451 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.911 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15451 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.927 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15451 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.016 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15451 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.619 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15451 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15451 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.711 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15450 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15450 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.712 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15449 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 4.215 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.714 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15449 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.815 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.315 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.77 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.71 km N of Hollister, California · 15449 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15449 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.515 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15448 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15448 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.723 km SW of Los Banos, California · 15448 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15448 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15448 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.67 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15448 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15447 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15447 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15447 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.87 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15447 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.68 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15447 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.92 km WNW of Cambrian Park, California · 15446 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 174.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc17536 (also filed as usp0002459). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.