California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 0 km S of Concord, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 0 km S of Concord, California on Wed, Nov 20, 1985, 5:15 PM PST (01:15 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km NE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-21 01:15:19 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.973° N, 122.030° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.80 km NE of Concord, California · 14916 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNE of Blackhawk, California · 14915 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.55 km ENE of Fremont, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.35 km SW of Sunol, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.11 km WSW of Roseland, California · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.111 km SSE of Elmira, California · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.83 km ESE of Rodeo, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.78 km SE of Sunol, California · 14907 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.912 km NE of Windsor, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.910 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.614 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14906 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.66 km SW of Mountain House, California · 14904 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14904 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.53 km N of East Foothills, California · 14903 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.110 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.610 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.97 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.19 km SE of Livermore, California · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.69 km SE of Livermore, California · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.614 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14900 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.73 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 14900 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.317 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.04 km SSE of Seven Trees, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14897 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.73 km N of East Foothills, California · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.02 km W of Forestville, California · 14896 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.45 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 14895 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.05 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 14894 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14893 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.63 km N of East Foothills, California · 14892 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14891 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.90 km NNW of Concord, California · 14890 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.50 km W of Pleasant Hill, California · 14889 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.38 km WSW of Pescadero, California · 14887 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14887 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.13 km SSE of Sunol, California · 14886 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.03 km N of Pittsburg, California · 14886 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.011 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14886 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.74 km NNE of Ripon, California · 14884 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.21 km S of Fulton, California · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.93 km SW of San Bruno, California · 14880 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 3.00 km S of Concord, California · 14879 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.30 km SE of Concord, California · 14878 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.33 km NNE of Grayson, California · 14876 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.72 km WSW of Occidental, California · 14875 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.51 km E of Knights Landing, California · 14918 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.29 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14919 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.94 km E of Fairview, California · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.614 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14920 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.910 km E of Livermore, California · 14921 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.76 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 14922 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.914 km E of Angwin, California · 14923 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14924 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.18 km NE of Milpitas, California · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.712 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14926 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.115 km ESE of Suisun, California · 14926 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.07 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 14927 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.06 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 14927 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59589. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.