M2.1 earthquake 8 km NE of Milpitas, California

Magnitude

2.1 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 12, 1985, 1:16 AM PST

UTC

1985-11-12 09:16:42 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.477° N, 121.832° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

26°

Stations used

67

• Milpitas, CaliforniaPopulation 77,604. Forecast9 kmNE
• Fremont, CaliforniaPopulation 232,206. Forecast16 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast500 kmNW

After

1. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Nov 12, 12:53 PM PST · 14924 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Nov 14, 9:10 AM PST · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Nov 14, 10:41 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.910 km E of Livermore, CaliforniaFri, Nov 15, 10:19 PM PST · 14920 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
5. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, CaliforniaSat, Nov 16, 10:12 AM PST · 14920 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
6. 2.94 km E of Fairview, CaliforniaSat, Nov 16, 11:38 AM PST · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Nov 16, 9:28 PM PST · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Nov 17, 11:13 AM PST · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.29 km NNE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Nov 17, 4:48 PM PST · 14919 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 12:02 AM PST · 14918 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.80 km S of Concord, CaliforniaWed, Nov 20, 5:15 PM PST · 14916 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
12. 1.80 km NE of Concord, CaliforniaWed, Nov 20, 6:56 PM PST · 14916 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
13. 1.76 km NNE of Blackhawk, CaliforniaThu, Nov 21, 3:20 PM PST · 14915 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
14. 3.09 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 9:38 PM PST · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 11:10 PM PST · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 11:52 PM PST · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
17. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 12:06 AM PST · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 4:28 AM PST · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 9:25 AM PST · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
20. 1.66 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 3:53 PM PST · 14913 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
21. 1.98 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 24, 2:02 AM PST · 14912 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.711 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Nov 24, 11:46 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Nov 24, 11:50 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.55 km ENE of Fremont, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 2:41 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
25. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 2:54 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
26. 2.35 km SW of Sunol, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 5:17 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
27. 2.111 km SSE of Elmira, CaliforniaThu, Nov 28, 5:32 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
28. 2.83 km ESE of Rodeo, CaliforniaThu, Nov 28, 6:03 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
29. 1.78 km SE of Sunol, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 1:42 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
30. 2.15 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 9:57 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Dec 2, 12:23 AM PST · 14904 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
32. 1.66 km SW of Mountain House, CaliforniaMon, Dec 2, 8:29 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
33. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Dec 2, 9:49 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
34. 1.53 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 4:21 AM PST · 14903 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.110 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 1:52 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
36. 2.610 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 2:04 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 12:00 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
38. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 12:01 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
39. 1.97 km NNE of Milpitas, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 6:34 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
40. 2.19 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 6:48 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
41. 1.69 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 9:40 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
42. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 10:55 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
43. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 5:10 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
44. 1.91 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 11:54 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
45. 2.317 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 1:09 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
46. 1.5Central CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 8:08 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
47. 2.04 km SSE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 11:43 AM PST · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
48. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 2:47 AM PST · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
49. 1.93 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 12:24 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
50. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 12:17 AM PST · 14896 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
51. 2.73 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 3:25 PM PST · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
52. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Dec 11, 4:56 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
53. 1.926 km W of Volta, CaliforniaWed, Dec 11, 7:29 PM PST · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
54. 2.05 km NW of Broadmoor, CaliforniaThu, Dec 12, 11:20 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
55. 3.06 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 10:37 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
56. 3.46 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 10:39 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
57. 2.17 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 10:40 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
58. 1.96 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 11:03 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
59. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 4:39 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
60. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 11:24 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

1. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Nov 11, 11:09 PM PST · 14924 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
2. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Nov 11, 8:15 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.712 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Nov 10, 7:02 PM PST · 14926 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.115 km ESE of Suisun, CaliforniaSun, Nov 10, 11:00 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Nov 9, 3:12 PM PST · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.91 km ENE of Green Valley, CaliforniaThu, Nov 7, 7:26 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.23 km WSW of Green Valley, CaliforniaThu, Nov 7, 7:18 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.87 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaThu, Nov 7, 5:36 AM PST · 14929 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.68 km SW of La Selva Beach, CaliforniaWed, Nov 6, 9:08 AM PST · 14930 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Nov 5, 6:56 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
11. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Nov 5, 2:39 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
12. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Nov 4, 11:58 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Nov 3, 6:18 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Nov 3, 5:48 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.63 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 1, 11:26 PM PST · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.47 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Nov 1, 5:52 PM PST · 14935 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
17. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 1, 2:48 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Oct 31, 3:55 PM PST · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Oct 31, 3:53 PM PST · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
20. 1.612 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Oct 30, 2:40 AM PST · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58793. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.