California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km N of Morgan Hill, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km N of Morgan Hill, California on Sat, May 11, 1985, 6:08 AM PDT (13:08 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km SW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-11 13:08:12 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.243° N, 121.629° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km SW of Hollister, California · 15109 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15109 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.09 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15109 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.512 km SE of Livermore, California · 15108 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.713 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15107 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15103 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15102 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15102 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15101 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15100 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.74 km NNW of Livermore, California · 15099 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15099 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.918 km NE of Soledad, California · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15096 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.54 km SSE of Fairview, California · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.810 km E of Blackhawk, California · 15094 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.57 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.822 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.61 km SSW of Hollister, California · 15092 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.68 km SE of Sunol, California · 15091 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.19 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 15091 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.642 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15091 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.73 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 15089 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.312 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.63 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.115 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15085 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.66 km ESE of Fremont, California · 15085 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.65 km NE of Clayton, California · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15084 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.56 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15084 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.92 km S of Pleasanton, California · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.35 km E of Fremont, California · 15083 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.112 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15083 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15083 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.24 km N of San Leandro, California · 15081 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.09 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15081 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.81 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15081 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.116 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.022 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15080 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 3.08 km SE of Sunol, California · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15080 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.07 km SSE of Twin Lakes, California · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.62 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15077 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.8Northern California · 15075 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.79 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.69 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.715 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15111 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.71 km NNE of El Cerrito, California · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.57 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15112 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.74 km ENE of La Honda, California · 15112 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.811 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15113 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.611 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.011 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.0Northern California · 15115 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.18 km NE of San Martin, California · 15116 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47639. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.