California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km ESE of Livermore, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Livermore, California on Wed, Jul 3, 1985, 2:07 AM PDT (09:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-03 09:07:26 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.654° N, 121.665° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15057 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of Hollister, California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15053 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15053 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.84 km SE of Isleton, California · 15052 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15052 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.111 km WSW of Mountain House, California · 15052 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15051 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.319 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15050 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.6Northern California · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15049 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.49 km SE of Suisun, California · 15049 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.010 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.57 km SSE of Suisun, California · 15047 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.426 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.36 km ESE of Suisun, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.612 km N of Livermore, California · 15045 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 3.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15045 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.96 km NW of Daly City, California · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.84 km E of Kensington, California · 15042 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.625 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15038 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.91 km WSW of Stinson Beach, California · 15038 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.90 km ENE of Pittsburg, California · 15037 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15037 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.66 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.615 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15034 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15032 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.63 km E of Berkeley, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.75 km NW of San Leandro, California · 15027 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.52 km E of Berkeley, California · 15025 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.02 km SSW of Portola Valley, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.62 km SSW of Portola Valley, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15022 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.921 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.31 km NNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 15021 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.613 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.77 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.65 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.92 km SW of West Menlo Park, California · 15017 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15016 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15016 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, California · 15015 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.110 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15057 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.611 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.9Northern California · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.710 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15057 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.14 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.60 km W of Alamo, California · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.76 km E of Fremont, California · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.06 km E of Fremont, California · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15062 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15063 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.18 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15063 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.215 km SE of Livermore, California · 15064 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, California · 15065 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 15065 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50559. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.