California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km NE of San Leandro, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km NE of San Leandro, California on Tue, Sep 3, 1985, 11:00 PM PDT (06:00 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-09-04 06:00:46 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.752° N, 122.117° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.214 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14994 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.913 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14994 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.913 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.64 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14992 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.913 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14992 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.713 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14992 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.710 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.313 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14992 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.413 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14992 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.114 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14992 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.713 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14991 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.68 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14991 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14991 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 3.07 km E of East Foothills, California · 14990 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14990 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.87 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14990 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.27 km S of Sunol, California · 14990 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.37 km S of Sunol, California · 14990 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.012 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14990 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.513 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14990 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.89 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.626 km SSW of Tracy, California · 14987 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.67 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 14987 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.82 km WSW of Taft Mosswood, California · 14986 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.13 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 14985 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.93 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 14985 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.7Northern California · 14985 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.9Northern California · 14985 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14985 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14983 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.08 km S of Davenport, California · 14982 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.910 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14981 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.620 km SSW of Pescadero, California · 14977 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 14977 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.9Northern California · 14976 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.611 km SW of Brentwood, California · 14976 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14974 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14974 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.5Northern California · 14974 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.611 km SW of Brentwood, California · 14973 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.816 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14973 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.05 km S of Moskowite Corner, California · 14972 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.82 km E of North Gate, California · 14972 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.52 km E of Moskowite Corner, California · 14972 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.810 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 14972 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.63 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 14971 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.64 km ESE of Moskowite Corner, California · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.62 km E of Rodeo, California · 14970 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14970 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.84 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14969 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.76 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.07 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14968 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14967 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14967 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.62 km SSE of Concord, California · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.93 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.77 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14999 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.29 km E of Sunol, California · 14999 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.913 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14999 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.614 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15000 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15000 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.015 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15000 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15000 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.513 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15000 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.013 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15000 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.98 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 15001 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.113 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15001 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.19 km NNW of Kenwood, California · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54689 (also filed as usp0002jdm). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.