California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Seven Trees, California on Tue, Feb 28, 1984, 10:08 PM PST (06:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km W of Diablo Grande, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-29 06:08:43 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.281° N, 121.654° 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
29°
Stations used
93

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15509 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.12 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15508 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15508 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 15508 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Walnut Creek, California · 15508 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.85 km SSW of Alamo, California · 15508 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.33 km NE of San Leandro, California · 15507 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.63 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15507 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15507 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.6Northern California · 15507 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.92 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 15505 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.53 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 15504 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15503 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.92 km ENE of Pleasant Hill, California · 15503 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.55 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15502 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.812 km SSW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15501 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 15501 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15499 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.62 km NE of San Leandro, California · 15498 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15496 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.78 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15494 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.912 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15494 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15493 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15493 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15492 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.23 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15492 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.54 km NE of San Martin, California · 15492 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 6.2The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 15491 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 3.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 3.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 3.316 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.119 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.012 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.116 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.711 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.810 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.512 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.29 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.110 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.510 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 113
  49. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.016 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.310 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15491 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 3.113 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 183.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc8259. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.