California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Sun, Jan 6, 1985, 6:24 AM PST (14:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-06 14:24:53 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.286° N, 121.660° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±1.53
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15234 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15233 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15233 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.90 km N of Pleasant Hill, California · 15233 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15233 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.4Near the coast of Central California · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.512 km S of Davenport, California · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.3Central California · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.914 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15228 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.59 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.214 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.216 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15227 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.18 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.78 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.917 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.220 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.610 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.83 km SW of Broadmoor, California · 15218 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.5Central California · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 3.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15209 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.0Northern California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.65 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 15208 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15208 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.14 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15208 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.71 km ENE of Woodside, California · 15235 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.211 km SSE of Davenport, California · 15236 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.71 km SSE of San Ramon, California · 15237 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.016 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15238 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.516 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15239 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.51 km SE of San Ramon, California · 15239 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15240 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.51 km SE of San Ramon, California · 15240 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.5Northern California · 15241 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.710 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15241 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.81 km E of Aromas, California · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15243 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15244 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.3Northern California · 15244 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15244 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.26 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15244 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc36441. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.