California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km S of Sunol, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km S of Sunol, California on Fri, Jun 15, 1984, 1:42 AM PDT (08:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km NNE of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-06-15 08:42:23 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.525° N, 121.889° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15447 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15447 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.83 km SSE of Seven Trees, California · 15447 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15447 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15446 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.11 km ENE of Fairview, California · 15446 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.77 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15446 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.0Northern California · 15446 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15445 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.99 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15445 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.38 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15445 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.84 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15445 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.93 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 15445 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.15 km N of East Foothills, California · 15445 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.010 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15444 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.95 km ESE of Sonoma, California · 15444 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.78 km WSW of Napa, California · 15444 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.08 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15444 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.60 km E of Concord, California · 15444 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15443 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.98 km WSW of Napa, California · 15443 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.34 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15442 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.5Central California · 15442 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.73 km SW of Pleasanton, California · 15441 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.67 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15440 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 15440 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15440 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.64 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15439 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.65 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15439 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15439 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, California · 15439 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15438 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.611 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15438 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15438 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.73 km E of Pleasanton, California · 15438 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 3.12 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15438 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 15438 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15437 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.016 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15437 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 15437 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.63 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15436 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15436 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.914 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15436 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15435 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15435 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15435 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.8Northern California · 15435 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15435 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15435 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.64 km WSW of Antioch, California · 15435 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.57 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15434 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.27 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15434 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.27 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15434 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15434 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15434 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15434 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.11 km NNW of Castro Valley, California · 15433 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15433 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15432 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 3.03 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15432 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 2.03 km SSE of Seven Trees, California · 15448 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15448 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.913 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15448 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.912 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15448 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.419 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15448 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.511 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15449 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.76 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 15449 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.98 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.47 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15449 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15450 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.97 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15450 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.612 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15450 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.84 km S of Clayton, California · 15450 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.97 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15450 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 15451 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15451 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.114 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15451 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15451 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15452 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15452 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc20894. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC.