California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Tue, Apr 24, 1984, 8:16 PM PST (04:16 UTC), 3 km (2 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1984-04-25 04:16:53 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.285° N, 121.668° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
28°
Stations used
93

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 192.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc16521 (also filed as usp00023vy). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.