California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Seven Trees, California on Fri, May 4, 1984, 11:07 AM PDT (18:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 8 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-04 18:07:28 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.280° N, 121.652° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
30

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. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15456 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.97 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15456 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15456 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.118 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15456 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.718 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15456 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 15456 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15455 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.314 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15455 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15455 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 15454 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15454 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.77 km NE of San Martin, California · 15453 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15453 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15453 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.67 km S of Davenport, California · 15453 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.91 km SSW of Livermore, California · 15453 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15453 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.47 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15452 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.03 km SW of Hollister, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 15452 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.713 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15452 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.911 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.811 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.111 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15451 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.911 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15451 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 3.016 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15451 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.619 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15451 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15451 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.711 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15450 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15450 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.712 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15449 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 4.215 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.714 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15449 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.815 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.315 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.77 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.71 km N of Hollister, California · 15449 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15449 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.515 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15448 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15448 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.723 km SW of Los Banos, California · 15448 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15448 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.67 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15448 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15447 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15447 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15447 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 174.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc17721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.