California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km SSE of Livermore, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Livermore, California on Thu, Nov 7, 1985, 5:36 AM PST (13:36 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km NNE of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-11-07 13:36:33 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.614° N, 121.743° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
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: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 14941 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.91 km ENE of Green Valley, California · 14941 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.115 km ESE of Suisun, California · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.712 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14938 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14937 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.18 km NE of Milpitas, California · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14936 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14935 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14934 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.910 km E of Livermore, California · 14933 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14933 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.94 km E of Fairview, California · 14932 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 14932 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14931 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.29 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14931 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14931 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.80 km S of Concord, California · 14928 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.80 km NE of Concord, California · 14928 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.76 km NNE of Blackhawk, California · 14927 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 3.09 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14926 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14926 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14926 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14926 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14926 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.66 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14925 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.55 km ENE of Fremont, California · 14921 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14921 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.35 km SW of Sunol, California · 14921 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.111 km SSE of Elmira, California · 14920 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.83 km ESE of Rodeo, California · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.78 km SE of Sunol, California · 14919 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14917 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.66 km SW of Mountain House, California · 14916 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14916 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.53 km N of East Foothills, California · 14916 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.110 km SE of Livermore, California · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.610 km SE of Livermore, California · 14915 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14915 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14915 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.97 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.19 km SE of Livermore, California · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.69 km SE of Livermore, California · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.91 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14912 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.317 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.5Central California · 14911 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.04 km SSE of Seven Trees, California · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.93 km N of Aromas, California · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14909 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.73 km N of East Foothills, California · 14908 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 14908 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.926 km W of Volta, California · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.05 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.68 km SW of La Selva Beach, California · 14943 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14943 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14943 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14944 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14946 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.63 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14947 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.47 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14947 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14948 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14948 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14948 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.612 km E of East Foothills, California · 14950 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14951 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 14952 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14953 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.43 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14954 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.52 km W of Concord, California · 14955 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.711 km S of Pescadero, California · 14957 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58487. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.