California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km E of Fairview, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km E of Fairview, California on Sat, Nov 16, 1985, 11:38 AM PST (19:38 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km ENE of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-16 19:38:30 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.673° N, 121.996° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.29 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14919 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.80 km S of Concord, California · 14916 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.80 km NE of Concord, California · 14916 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.76 km NNE of Blackhawk, California · 14915 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.09 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14914 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.55 km ENE of Fremont, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.35 km SW of Sunol, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.111 km SSE of Elmira, California · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.83 km ESE of Rodeo, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.78 km SE of Sunol, California · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.66 km SW of Mountain House, California · 14904 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14904 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.53 km N of East Foothills, California · 14903 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.110 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.610 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.97 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.19 km SE of Livermore, California · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.69 km SE of Livermore, California · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.73 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 14899 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.317 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.5Central California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.04 km SSE of Seven Trees, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.93 km N of Aromas, California · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14897 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.73 km N of East Foothills, California · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 14895 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.926 km W of Volta, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.05 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 14894 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.06 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 3.46 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.17 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14893 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14892 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.63 km N of East Foothills, California · 14892 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.77 km W of Gilroy, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 14891 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14891 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.17 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14890 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.90 km NNW of Concord, California · 14890 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.50 km W of Pleasant Hill, California · 14889 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14888 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.38 km WSW of Pescadero, California · 14887 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14887 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.13 km SSE of Sunol, California · 14886 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14920 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.910 km E of Livermore, California · 14921 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14924 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.18 km NE of Milpitas, California · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14925 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.712 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14926 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.115 km ESE of Suisun, California · 14926 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.91 km ENE of Green Valley, California · 14929 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.23 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.57 km ENE of Penngrove, California · 14929 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.87 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14929 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.68 km SW of La Selva Beach, California · 14930 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14931 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14933 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59236. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.