California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NE of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Seven Trees, California on Thu, Nov 15, 1984, 8:30 AM PST (16:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-11-15 16:30:19 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.313° N, 121.816° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15299 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15298 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.09 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 15298 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.92 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15298 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.73 km W of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15297 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15297 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15297 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.88 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15296 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15296 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.717 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15296 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15295 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.912 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15294 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.713 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15294 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15292 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15292 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15292 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15292 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15292 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15291 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.79 km NE of Hollister, California · 15291 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15291 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.814 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15289 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.19 km NE of San Martin, California · 15288 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.215 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15288 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15287 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.56 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15286 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15286 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15286 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15284 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.528 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15284 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.427 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15283 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15283 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15283 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.912 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15283 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15283 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.416 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 3.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.32 km WSW of Antioch, California · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15280 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.94 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15280 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.71 km E of Alamo, California · 15280 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.97 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15279 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 3.02 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 15279 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.93 km S of Pittsburg, California · 15277 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.86 km E of East Foothills, California · 15277 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.77 km SE of Livermore, California · 15275 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15275 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 15275 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 15275 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15273 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15273 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.85 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15273 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15273 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.88 km ESE of Bethel Island, California · 15271 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15299 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.8Northern California · 15300 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.07 km NE of San Martin, California · 15301 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15302 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15302 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15303 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.0Northern California · 15304 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15304 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.011 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15304 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.913 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15304 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.711 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15304 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15305 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 15305 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 15305 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.49 km NE of Hollister, California · 15306 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.09 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15306 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.62 km SSE of Crockett, California · 15306 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.615 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15307 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.52 km E of San Leandro, California · 15307 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15308 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc31982. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.