M1.6 earthquake 2 km ENE of Berkeley, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 19, 1985, 9:15 AM PST

UTC

1985-03-19 17:15:39 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.878° N, 122.244° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

35°

Stations used

30

• Berkeley, CaliforniaPopulation 120,972. Forecast3 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast557 kmNW

After

1. 2.34 km E of Kenwood, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 3:00 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.61 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 6:24 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.93 km E of Berkeley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 7:20 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 8:57 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 5:20 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Mar 21, 7:19 AM PST · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
7. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Mar 21, 11:42 PM PST · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Mar 22, 4:16 AM PST · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
9. 1.9Northern CaliforniaFri, Mar 22, 12:48 PM PST · 15159 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.716 km SSE of Pescadero, CaliforniaFri, Mar 22, 2:09 PM PST · 15159 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Mar 23, 10:41 AM PST · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.09 km NNE of Angwin, CaliforniaSat, Mar 23, 3:28 PM PST · 15158 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.44 km NW of Bay Point, CaliforniaSat, Mar 23, 5:51 PM PST · 15158 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.83 km S of Stinson Beach, CaliforniaSun, Mar 24, 10:56 AM PST · 15157 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
15. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 5:51 PM PST · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.515 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 4:03 AM PST · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.817 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 5:10 AM PST · 15154 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.25 km E of Santa Rosa, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 1:43 PM PST · 15153 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
19. 2.313 km SSW of Guinda, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 2:36 PM PST · 15152 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 10:28 PM PST · 15152 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
21. 3.216 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 6:56 PM PST · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
22. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 2:28 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.6Northern CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 11:05 AM PST · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
24. 2.56 km E of Santa Rosa, CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 7:48 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
25. 1.65 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 9:16 AM PST · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
26. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 2:31 PM PST · 15149 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
27. 2.12 km ENE of Berkeley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 9:57 PM PST · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
28. 1.71 km N of Mountain View, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 2:47 PM PST · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
29. 1.710 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 6:10 PM PST · 15148 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
30. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 6:37 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
31. 1.94 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, CaliforniaThu, Apr 4, 5:00 PM PST · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
32. 2.516 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 6:57 AM PST · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
33. 2.04 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 4:52 PM PST · 15145 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 9:55 PM PST · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
35. 1.617 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Apr 7, 5:18 AM PST · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
36. 2.55 km N of Windsor, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 12:00 AM PST · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
37. 2.412 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 12:48 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
38. 2.46 km E of Fremont, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 4:14 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
39. 1.86 km SSW of Sunol, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 4:14 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
40. 1.513 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 5:08 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.65 km E of Fremont, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 6:05 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
42. 1.75 km E of Fremont, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 6:11 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
43. 1.66 km E of Fremont, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 6:23 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
44. 3.112 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 10:52 AM PST · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
45. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 2:34 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
46. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 3:37 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
47. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 4:48 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
48. 1.61 km S of Cotati, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 10:30 AM PST · 15137 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
49. 2.44 km WNW of Saratoga, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 7:41 PM PST · 15137 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
50. 2.04 km SW of Cupertino, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 7:41 PM PST · 15137 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
51. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 3:39 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
52. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 10:15 PM PST · 15133 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
53. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 10:26 AM PST · 15131 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
54. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 7:26 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
55. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 7:30 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.74 km SE of Portola Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 1:24 PM PST · 15130 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
57. 2.23 km ESE of Berkeley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 11:07 PM PST · 15130 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
58. 2.41 km SSW of Green Valley, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 8:19 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
59. 2.02 km S of Green Valley, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 8:21 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
60. 2.713 km ESE of Alum Rock, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 10:50 AM PST · 15129 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

1. 2.57 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Mar 18, 10:33 AM PST · 15163 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.91 km SSE of Concord, CaliforniaSun, Mar 17, 8:09 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
3. 1.50 km WNW of Concord, CaliforniaSun, Mar 17, 2:04 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.05 km W of Glen Ellen, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 10:07 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
5. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 9:51 AM PST · 15166 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.54 km W of Glen Ellen, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 9:09 AM PST · 15166 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.63 km WSW of Campbell, CaliforniaThu, Mar 14, 11:12 PM PST · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Mar 14, 12:16 PM PST · 15167 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Mar 14, 3:42 AM PST · 15168 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 9:14 PM PST · 15168 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 6:33 PM PST · 15168 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.84 km ESE of Healdsburg, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 2:05 PM PST · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.77 km NNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 9:24 AM PST · 15169 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.86 km W of Glen Ellen, CaliforniaTue, Mar 12, 8:21 AM PST · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.79 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaTue, Mar 12, 5:32 AM PST · 15170 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Mar 11, 8:04 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
17. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Mar 11, 8:03 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.813 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Mar 8, 12:03 AM PST · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 12:15 PM PST · 15174 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Mar 6, 2:25 AM PST · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc44289. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.