California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km NW of Broadmoor, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Broadmoor, California on Thu, Dec 12, 1985, 11:20 PM PST (07:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km SE of Pleasanton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-13 07:20:25 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.720° N, 122.536° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14900 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.63 km N of East Foothills, California · 14900 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14899 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.90 km NNW of Concord, California · 14898 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.50 km W of Pleasant Hill, California · 14897 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.38 km WSW of Pescadero, California · 14895 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14895 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.13 km SSE of Sunol, California · 14894 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.03 km N of Pittsburg, California · 14894 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.011 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14894 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.21 km S of Fulton, California · 14891 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.93 km SW of San Bruno, California · 14888 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14886 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.00 km S of Concord, California · 14886 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.30 km SE of Concord, California · 14886 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.72 km WSW of Occidental, California · 14883 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.06 km E of East Foothills, California · 14882 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14882 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.78 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.11 km E of Pacheco, California · 14879 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.45 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.916 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14874 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.67 km SSW of Sunol, California · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.64 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14873 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.914 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14872 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.511 km S of Pescadero, California · 14871 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.64 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.97 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 14867 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.810 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14867 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.97 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 14867 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 3.110 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 14867 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.816 km NW of Davenport, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.72 km NE of Alamo, California · 14865 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.711 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14864 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14862 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.610 km SE of Livermore, California · 14859 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.0Northern California · 14859 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14858 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.82 km NNE of Ashland, California · 14856 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.89 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 14856 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.012 km N of Pittsburg, California · 14855 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.53 km NNE of San Ramon, California · 14855 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.75 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14854 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.512 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14854 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.64 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14853 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 14903 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.45 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 14904 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.02 km W of Forestville, California · 14904 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.73 km N of East Foothills, California · 14904 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.04 km SSE of Seven Trees, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.317 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.73 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 14907 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.614 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14908 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.69 km SE of Livermore, California · 14910 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.19 km SE of Livermore, California · 14910 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.97 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14911 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14911 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.610 km SE of Livermore, California · 14911 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.110 km SE of Livermore, California · 14911 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.53 km N of East Foothills, California · 14911 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61340. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.