California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Wed, May 16, 1984, 10:09 AM PDT (17:09 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-05-16 17:09:28 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.291° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15479 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.911 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 15479 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.75 km SE of Livermore, California · 15479 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.5Northern California · 15479 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.911 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15479 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.416 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15479 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.5Central California · 15479 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.75 km SW of Moraga, CA · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15478 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.97 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15478 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.36 km E of East Foothills, California · 15478 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15478 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15478 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.712 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15477 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.713 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15476 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.97 km NNE of Blackhawk, California · 15476 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.08 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15476 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.610 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15476 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.013 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15475 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15475 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.85 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15475 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15475 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.55 km S of Livermore, California · 15474 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15474 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15474 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.810 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15474 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.44 km NNW of Lafayette, California · 15474 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15473 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.622 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15473 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15473 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15473 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15473 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15472 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.014 km N of Pittsburg, California · 15472 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15472 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15472 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 3.03 km N of North Fair Oaks, California · 15472 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.75 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15472 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15472 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15471 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15471 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.9Northern California · 15471 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 3.12 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15470 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.93 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 15470 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15469 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15469 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.23 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15469 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.94 km N of Moss Landing, California · 15469 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.59 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15469 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15469 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15469 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.011 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15480 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15480 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15480 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.75 km NE of San Martin, California · 15480 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.59 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15480 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.912 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15480 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.612 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15480 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.97 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 15480 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.127 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15480 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.611 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15481 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15481 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.91 km ENE of Del Rey Oaks, California · 15481 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15481 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.515 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15481 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.214 km E of East Foothills, California · 15481 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15482 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.212 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15482 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15482 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15482 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.08 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15482 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc18608. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.